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Re: soldering "iron", was Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: SMD soldering

2009-10-17 by Andrew Mathison

The old fashioned soldering Irons had a big piece of copper, pointed to aid soldering, held in an iron shaft, becasue iron transfers heat much slower than copper, pressed into a wooden handle.

Strike while the Iron's hot is what a blacksmith must do to shape and weld iron - only when really hot!!! If the iron cooled down, shaping and welding were impossible....

Greetings from

Andy Mathison

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