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Xam:

My younger son decided he wanted to try soldering tonight. I say...ok...what's the worse that can happen? I may have to go back and smooth out some solder.
Well...as it turns out, he kicks my butt at soldering. He used a minimal amount of solder, got full coverage and made the solder look smooth as silk.  :applaud:
It took me years to get to my meager solder skills and the boy picks it up immediately. :notworthy:  Must have to do with the artist in him.

Xam

Naru:

It is a lot like holding a pencil or paintbrush
so the artist in him probably did feel at home.
Good thing he didn't get burnt. Ha ha, I hate
it when that happens.

SavannahLion:

He learned from the parent, watched how parent screwed up, then decided to avoid screwing up like parent.

You did a good job raising him thus far, why are you complaining?

MaximRecoil:

Soldering came naturally to me too, and I am a natural artist (drawing mostly), though I don't draw very often because it is tedious.

However, I also had a $500 Metcal MX-500 soldering iron to learn on (the handle is amazingly ergonomic with the shortest "tip-to-grip" distance in the business, making it very much like using a pen or pencil), professionals to teach me, and 1000 PCB's a night to "practice" on -- i.e., I worked in a PCB factory, inspecting and soldering boards.

shorthair:

Xam, any time someone in your sphere can do something better than you, it's a sign to make - um, let them do it.

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