Desoldering Iron STand

You could bend one out of a coat hanger and sit it in a ceramic dish. Two semi-circular cradle bends separated by a couple of inches should do it.

How about getting a piece of copper pipe that is large enough to accommodate it. You could even flatten the pipe so the iron would fit better. You could then attach the pipe to a small square of concrete using a cement anchor.

John

Thanks for responding. I actually did this.  It's not secure and it's tippy.  That's why I'm looking for a commercial solution.

Thanks for replying.  I'm not too sure about the cement thing. I do have some quick setting cement in the garage.  I might look into this.

My choice:

Desoldering braid, also known as desoldering wick or solder wick, is finely braided 18 to 42 AWG copper wire coated with rosin flux, usually supplied on a roll. ... The connections are heated with a soldering iron until the solder melts and is wicked into the braid by capillary action.

But to each is own...

I guess it needs to be anchored into a solid base.

Maybe a ceramic gravy boat would work without any need for fabrication …

or a coat hanger inside a gravy boat wouldn't tip.

Please Douglas, tell me this reply was meant to be humorous and not practical?

Sean

Hi Sean,

I can't speak for Douglas but it seems to tick off most off the practical conditions. It would provide a place to set the iron where the hot tip would not cause any damage. It looks stable so that the iron would not tip over or fall out easily. I would even guess that it would be fairly easy to clean. What it lacks is the proper cosmetic and use intent. From the point of finding a turn key solution I would say that the gravy boat is a pretty good idea. If the plate wasn't already permanently attached I would probably invert the plate and glue the bowl to it. (More Stable)

John 

What about something like this?

https://media-weller.de/weller/data/Weller%20FT/images/T0051508099.jpg

My mind works in mysterious ways. There was no comedy intended, but I can now see the humor in it.

Hopefully it is one of those off-the-wall brainstorming ideas that is close enough to working to get others thinking outside the box and coming up with better ideas - like John's good idea to make it more stable.