Panavise Junior question

[Timko]

Thanks guys!  I went ahead and purchased the Aven holder.  If there's a hack to get the Panavise jaws to open farther I may look into that as well.

BTW, here's the Panavise mod I found online:

http://www.instructables.com/id/PanaVice-Junior-Big-Mouth-Mod/

It makes the base no longer sit in the center, but otherwise it looks cheap and easy.

[Timko]

I got in my Aven PCB board holder yesterday.  I was really surprised with how big it is.  It would fit my L5 preamp board with room to spare.  For scale, I put in a Voodoo Vibe (the biggest unpopulated board I have), and there's still tons of room to spare.



I assume the best way to populate the board with something like this is to put all the components in, then cover it with Blue Tak, then turn it over and solder?  If so, I think I need to buy some of that Blue Tak stuff.