# Share tips you have come across

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**Category:** General Electronics\
**Created:** [January 4, 2017, 7:20am UTC](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/share-tips-you-have-come-across/428745 "2017-01-04T07:20:57Z")\
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The foam compression tool end can also be attached to the **Torsion Spring Clamp** made earlier.

> [@Share tips you have come across](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/share-tips-you-have-come-across/428745/820):
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> Torsion Spring Clamp Soldering a THT component or daughter card to a PCB can be frustrating at times. Before soldering you must make sure that the component is flat against your circuit board. You can use ‘Masking Tape’ or ‘Blue Tack’ to keep the part in place before the PCB is inverted. Torsion Spring Clamp (TSC). Make a torsion spring clamp to hold THT components while they are being soldered. When making the clamp, select a spring that has a reasonable amount of strength. Use the thre…

See the following 4 images.

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