{"product_id":"silicone-soldering-mat","title":"Silicone soldering mat, magnetic compartments","description":"\u003cp\u003eScrews roll. That is the entire problem this solves. You take four screws out of a case back, put them on the desk, and one of them is gone forever because a desk is flat and a screw is round.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSilicone sheet with magnetic compartments moulded into it. The screws go in a compartment, the magnet holds them, and the compartments are laid out in rows so you can keep track of which came from where.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTwo sizes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e300 x 200 mm covers a phone, a watch, a small board - the footprint of one job. 450 x 300 mm is a working area: the machine sits on it and you still have room either side.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy silicone and not a cloth pad\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSilicone does not melt when a hot iron tip touches down, and it does not conduct. A dropped tip leaves a mark and nothing else. It also grips the bench instead of sliding, and it grips the work instead of letting it slide, which matters more than it sounds when you are pushing on something small.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhere it stops\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe seller rates it to 932 F and calls it anti-static. We have not measured either, so read them as the manufacturer's numbers rather than ours. What we can say is what silicone does: it takes brief contact from a soldering tip without burning through. Resting a lit iron on it and walking away is a different thing, and we do not recommend it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe magnets are under the silicone, not loose. They are strong enough for screws and small steel parts. They will not hold a tool, and a strong magnet near a watch movement is its own problem - keep hairsprings away from the compartments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is a work surface, not a cutting mat. A knife will cut it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mikrabench","offers":[{"title":"300 x 200 mm","offer_id":47512862621887,"sku":null,"price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"450 x 300 mm","offer_id":47512863178943,"sku":null,"price":49.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0760\/5826\/3743\/files\/S0e9a7769077c43b0ab63f154dcd84217Y.webp?v=1789875510","url":"https:\/\/arvonelle.com\/products\/silicone-soldering-mat","provider":"ARVONELLE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}