[sdiy] I must be really strong, cuz I've lifted somanypads!

[harrybissell]

I might mention a little soldering aid that I have... invented in the 50's
by the company I formerly worked for. It was a little U shaped stand
(think of two bookends about 2" apart) with bristle brushes on the
inside, facing each other. There is a gap about  1/16" between the tips
of the bristles (natural, not polymer bristles).

A quick swipe of the soldering iron between the bristles
and it is clean. Less fuss than using
a sponge, and no heat loss.  Careful because the tiny solder dust it will
leave behind can be a (toxic eh?) mess.  I put a cookie pan under mine, and
clean it once every few years.

(not like YOUR desk, Jim :^)

H^) harry

James Patchell wrote:

> Harry must of read my mind and determined that I forgot to say
> something...yeah, listen to your uncle Harry...also, keep that soldering
> iron tip clean...a clean tip helps transfer the heat even quicker.  I clean
> mine about once for every 10 connections soldered when I am building PC
> boards...It really speeds things along.
>
> At 10:59 PM 9/6/2004 -0700, harrybissell wrote:
> >yeah... what Jim said and...
> >
> >You can use too SMALL of a soldering iron. A lot of Old Timers
> >(Bob Pease et al) use a 40W iron...and solder for a very short
> >time. It gets the area of interest hot, fast... with little heat affected
> >zone (as we say in the welding biz).
> >
> >H^) harry
>
>          -Jim
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