Homebrew PCBs

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, kenneth magers 
<kenneth_m_73149@y...> wrote:
> you know i have ben soldering for 25+ years and get
> asked the same questions over and over the main answer
> is practice practice practice second answer is put a
> small amount of solder on the tip clean it put the tip
> on the oposit side so the solder flows in and around
> the joint to the tip of the iron then lift strait up
> never put the solder directly to the iron
> it just makes a blob and a cold joint finely the
> whole thing comes down to practice good luck
> 

There you go.

I find with a cheap iron, and a dirty tip, the parts never got hot 
enought to get the solder to flow.  a little solder on the tip and 
that 'wets' the part allowing heat transfer and then putting solder 
on the far side of the part does the rest.

Soldering 12 ga wire is where the odd method comes in with my iron.  
for boards, the method is just like you mentioned.

if solder does not flow, clean the tip.

Dave