#0120 Pinecil V1/V2(BB2) Hard Case for Smart Mini Portable Soldering Iron [4x Long and Short Solder Tips]

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These hard cases:

• Fit the Pinecil Smart Mini Portable soldering iron with various tips that can be connected to it. 
• Accommodates up to 4 additional solder tips (5 tips total).
• The lid comes in 2 versions: with and without the Pine64 logo.
• Has a place to screw on and store 3 spare screws.
• Also has a stand for you to prop the iron up - for resting it between soldering tasks or waiting for it to cool down.

Also included:

• A test part for solder tip pocket to test if it fits your after-market Pinecil-compatible tips.
• A test part for solder handle pocket to test fit your “knock-off” Pinecil soldering iron.
• A test part for the USB-C cable to test fit a cable not mentioned below. 

If you want a hard case that can store up 8 to spare tips, check out this one.

The case fits these part numbers: 

1. Pinecil BB2 (V2) soldering iron
2. Pinecil - TIPK1 (set of 4 long tips)
3. Pinecil - TIPK2 (set of 4 long tips)
4. Pinecil - TIPS3 (set of 4 short tips)
5. Pinecil - TIPS4 (set of 4 short tips)
6. Pine64 - USB-C cable 59in/1.5m (see pics attached for recommended cable routing)
7. Amazon - USB-C cable, 3.3 ft/1m (see pics attached for recommended cable routing)

Take Note about cables: 

This cable pocket can accommodate a variety of USB-C cables but only tested with the ones listed above.  A test part is provided for you to see if it can accommodate your cable.  You may have to experiment with different cable routings to find one that works for your cable.

Note:  @imanstl has tested this case to fit the Pinecil V1 soldering iron and its tips from Pine64 as well.

TAKE NOTE: NOT tested with any knock-off Pinecil soldering irons, so the case is not guaranteed to fit any of them, but test parts are included for you to try and quickly find out without using much filament.

Features: 

1. Space efficient but offers great protection for your soldering iron and tips to take it on the go.
2. The pocket for each soldering tip has a one-finger EJECT mechanism:
   1. Push on the back end to tilt UP the tip to visually confirm that it's the one you want.
   2. Release it for the mechanism to tilt the back end UP for you to grab.
   3. The snaps do all this work - and they help hold the tips in place when stowed.
3. The portable iron is intended to be stored with a tip already mounted (any tip listed above).
   1. Push down on the tip to tilt UP the iron handle for you to grab - another neat feature!
4. The Lid and Case print separately for you to use a piece of filament as the hinge.  This is done to make it easier to repair or replace parts as needed.

      5. After passing filament through the hinge, trim the other end to about 1mm is left sticking out.  Then very carefully, by heating a hot flat faced tool (like x-acto blade) then pressing the tool firmly to the filament to flatten the end to lock it in place.

       TIP - to minimize potential to burn the case: practice heating and smashing with bare filament first, before you try it while inserted into the case's hinge.

      6. Also includes a tilt-up ironing stand to rest your iron as needed.

       Note: DO NOT rest the HOT iron shaft/tip itself on it; only rest the iron handle on it.

Printing recommendations:

1. PLA is great for this model.
2. Print in 0.2mm layers, 0.4mm nozzle. 
3. Brim of 3-5mm and adhesion helpers built into the corners highly recommended.
4. To help ensure the layer strength for the snaps are strong, set temperatures on the higher end of your filament brand.
5. Optional: do a color change for the top 3-4 layers (for 0.2mm layers) of the case for an accent color, like what is shown in the pictures.
6. Optional: do a color change for the bottom 3 layers (for 0.2mm layers) of the LID for an accent color, like what is shown in the pictures.

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