Homebrew PCBs

Eldon,

I really like the idea of using Solder Wick as the "paint brush". In fact,
it would not be hard to make a tool that would clamp a piece of Solder Wick
to a T shaped tip. Although a bit unwieldy, I wonder if it could attach to
my soldering gun to give extra heat.

Thanks!

Rick

-----Original Message-----
From: Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of Eldon Brown
Sent: Friday, January 11, 2013 11:32 PM
To: Homebrew PCBs
Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] No HASL

On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 8:03 PM, KeepIt SimpleStupid <
keepitsimplestupid@...> wrote:

>
> >I found that I could brush the board with flux. Then I built up a 
> >small
>
> >bump of solder on the ground plane. Using my soldering iron as a 
> >paint
>
> >brush, I dipped into the bump and then painted the copper. When done, 
> >I
>
> >scrubbed the board with alcohol. Worked great. I had no shorted paths.
>
> >


I do the same, but I include a short section of Solder Wick under the tip of
the iron, it acts like a brush, it tins and wicks at the same time.
After clean-up I use Scotch Bright to remove the shine, because the
un-buffed surface is very bright and distracting while mounting parts.

Regards,
Eldon Brown

73 - Eldon - WA0UWH - CN88xc - http://WA0UWH.blogspot.com/


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