Drillpress Heatinsert Adapter For Soldering Iron

Threaded heat inserts, we know and love them. But getting them inserted straight is a difficult. For this, people build various forms of insert press assemblies. I had this drill stand which is currently not in use, so I used this for the press jig. The model is an adapter to clamp a cheap soldering iron (they kinda all use the same housing) to a regular drill chuck. So this adapter should work with any other drill presses with standard chucks. There is a second model file with tighter tolerances. The Drill chuck screw has to be tightened completely to ensure it stays in place. Remember to hold your soldering iron when you unscrew it, or else it will fall onto whatever surface you have beneath. 

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