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- Fri Mar 13, 2009 2:48 am
- Forum: Novice Distillers
- Topic: How to solder (beginners guide)
- Replies: 189
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Re: Howto solder (beginners guide)
I have also read about ANTI-FLUX, but I've never seen it. I have found that rubbing the area with a soft pencil will often prevent it from taking solder. NB, I have only tried this with soft solder, not with hard/silver/brazing solder. Pencil "lead" is graphite, a form of carbon.
- Thu Nov 06, 2008 9:56 pm
- Forum: Novice Forum Graveyard
- Topic: Final product proof
- Replies: 22
- Views: 3564
Re: Final product proof
I have the same ABV table in the form of an Excel spreadsheet, but I have absolutely no idea how to attach it to a post! Any advice?
- Wed Oct 08, 2008 8:10 am
- Forum: Novice Distillers
- Topic: How to solder (beginners guide)
- Replies: 189
- Views: 337455
Re: Howto solder (beginners guide)
Solder paste is available in many different alloys and yes, the one I used is completely lead-free. It has 97% tin, 2.5% silver and 0.5% copper. I might be new to this forum but I have read just about everything on the parent site several times over! I have been distilling for about five years and s...
- Wed Oct 08, 2008 4:13 am
- Forum: Novice Distillers
- Topic: How to solder (beginners guide)
- Replies: 189
- Views: 337455
Re: Howto solder (beginners guide)
This is my first post on this (or any) forum. I have used solder paste for several years in the electronics industry. We use it for fixing surface-mounted components to printed circuit boards. I tried in on some copper pipe joints and I wasn't too impressed. I found that most of the paste was squeez...