[sdiy] moving to SMD/SMT

[Senso]

>Thanks, Tony and Jay, I couldn't have asked for more. (Like I told ya,
>Senso, this list rocks!)

Yes it does. Exactly what I was afraid of.  :-))

>Just to clarify, forget the word "ladle." It's supposedly called a
>*hoof* tip, and here's the direct link to the article that mentions
>it: http://protoboards.theshoppe.com/articles.html
>--
>john

Non-British might want to use the more common word "spoon" instead of 
"ladle". It's helpful to collect some solder in and drag it from 
joint to joint. Effective time saving method.

And if you ever find you don't have a fine enough tip on an 
inconvenient moment, you can make one in two minutes.
Take a length of 0,5 mm copper wire (stripped electro installment 
wire f.i.), make a tight spiral around your soldering element and 
have a short length sticking out past the tip. Sharpen the end and 
presto!

HOT tip: It's a much easier job when you let the iron cool down first.

Senso

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