- 1). Drill a 1/4-inch-deep hole into the wooden dowel, about one inch from either end of the dowel, using a 1/8 inch drill bit--or a bit of the same size as your coat hanger wire's diameter.
- 2). Stretch the coat hanger and bend until straight. Using the needle-nose pliers, bend 1/4-inch of the coat hanger, at either end, to a 90-degree angle and insert the angled stub into the hole previously drilled into the dowel.
- 3). Wrap the coat hanger wire in a spiraled coil pattern on the dowel, leaving about 1/4-inch of space between each coil. Wrap the coil until it is six inches long.
- 4). Use a hack saw and cut the end off of the wire where it is inserted into the dowel and remove the coil. On the other end of the coil, measure off a three-inch tail and cut off the remaining section of straight wire. Bend the tail close to the last coil to a 45 degree angle.
- 5). Drill a 1/4-inch-deep hole of the same size as your coat hanger wire near the upper right-hand corner of your 2-by-4 lumber, approximately two inches from each of the edges, and insert the end of the wire's tail. Pivot the entire coil in the hole so the spiraled coil leans over the 2-by-4 base. Attach rubber feet to bottom of your base.
- 6). Attach a small container onto the base that will hold your damp tip-cleaning sponge and place your soldering iron into it's new holder.