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And now.......how NOT to solder !
RayB:
I've done the newspaper thing, but I usually use a piece of plain brown corrugated cardboard, and press n twist the solder off on it...
Tapping the tip will eventually make the tip bent and loose.
Beretta:
--- Quote from: Kevin Mullins on September 02, 2009, 10:41:50 pm ---Why everybody gotta knock us cheap ---daisies--- that still run the el' cheapo radio shack crap ?
;D
Ooh..... I gotta get a pic of my "spatter wall" too.
It's all in the technique, fwap, fwap. :laugh2:
(seriously, I have a corner of sheetrock I tap the iron on to clear the excess solder)
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i hear ya, i guess im easy to please, i dont care if it takes 5 mins to heat up it works fine once it does.
as for the flick.. it's more a tap for me.. i just have a piece of sheet metal (ok it's actually a side panel off a computer case), i just tap the iron against it.
the solder is easy to get up, it does'nt really stick tot he sheet metal.
Level42:
Uh.....yeah guys, why do all solder related threads turn into a Metcal commercial ?
I'm sure they're great but we all know by now :)
Avinitlarge:
Ive been soldering with the same iron for 16 years, Its just a £15 25W antex Iron. Its brilliant. I would never use anything else. Once ive done with it, I just flick any excess solder on the floor.
RayB:
You can also literally just suck the solder off. Your mouth eventually gets numb from burning up the nerve endings. Makes for nice sparkly dumps too.