I very recently became paralyzed in my left (and dominant) arm, fingers and foot, which believe it or not, was not planned for.
The timing was pretty bad, as I’ve just purchased a couple of ESP3266-boards, a soldering kit and two pressure mats with the the end goal of making a basic bad sensor (one mat for my girlfriend and my side). (Here’s the guide I intend to follow: Make your own bed sensor)
The obvious issue is how one, as easily as possible, can accomplish this? Main issues right now are that I can’t hold the board, the wires or anything in my hand.
Any and all tips are greatly appreciated.
Jigs are going to be your friend. I’d also recommend a good articulated PCB vice. I’ve seen some 3D printed ones, or you can buy a Panavise if you’re a millionaire.
An easy-ish way to solder one-handed would be to use stencils and solder paste. The paste can hold components in place (weakly tho) and you can melt the solder either with a standard iron, hot air reflow iron, or even a soldering hotplate or oven. The hotplate and oven will be limiting though because it will reflow the entire board and will more or less limit you to single sided component layouts.
Alternatively I have used this goofy grip in the past. It takes a lot of dexterity though!