Thread: Ice jig forms ?

Thanks for the help

Ive looked for these myself and then ended up making my own. Very simple, all you really want to do is hold the hook in position as you solder. I cut a 4" disc from a piece of plywood (outdoor stuff used for billboards) I drilled a hole and inserted a 1/8 dowel that extended about 1/2 inch. With a coping saw I cut a slot in the dowel to hold the hook. I started soldering ant bodies and blades - my plan was to insert dowels in a circle and carve out the indents to hold the different blades & the ant body press a couple ball bearings to create a cavity for the solder. I dint need to do any of this as I was able to put the blade in place and the hook (now held by the slot) and solder away. For the ant bodies I angled the hook and found that the solder would melt a form a ball around the hook shank perfectly. This was pretty quick one at a time, it shouldn't be to hard to add more dowels for 6 - 12 at a time - a disc like this with a lazy-Suzan base would work well.