Modder combines solder iron and air pistol to create awesome soldering gun
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The HFC M9 Spring Airsoft Gun Pistol and RadioShack cordless soldering iron before being dismantled and merged into one
The soldering iron gets broken apart and the circuitry sketched
A sharp forward jolt releases the sliding barrel, the magazine clip will become the battery pack
Wiring is threaded through the pistol's barrel and connected to the heating element socket
The original toggle switch was replaced with a black momentary switch positioned behind the trigger
The magazine clip reworked as a battery pack
The power contacts mounted in the pistol body
Modder Mike Warren has given meaning to the term "soldering gun," by combining a battery-operated soldering iron with an old air pistol to make a cool hand-held heat weapon
Article Summary
Electric soldering guns like the ones made by Weller are so named due to a passing resemblance to a hand gun, but to me they've always looked more like a B-movie imitation of a classic phaser from the Star Trek TV series. If you're wanting a soldering gun that really looks like a pistol, then take a look at Mike Warren's mod, which combines an old air pistol and a battery-operated soldering iron into an oddly pleasing hand-held heat weapon. The gun even uses the magazine clip as a battery pack.
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