Sn/Pb solders have generally disappeared from plumbing applications in favor of silver alloys, but remain in use in electrical and electronics manufacturing, gas lines, and brass soldering. Lead-free ...

The station also provides a place for the iron in between soldering sessions, but in order to recharge the iron, the brass bands near the front have to be pushed into the holder for them to make ...

Robert Feranec, a hardware design engineer and educator who runs an excellent YouTube channel focusing on electronics, has a fascinating and satisfying video showing how soldering works up-close ...

Be warned though, the solder will corrode brass and aluminum, and [Bam] notes that after going through 1lb of solder, the nozzle was closer to 2mm in diameter when he was done! Oh and for the love ...

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It only makes sense that iFixIt would launch a soldering iron at some point. The company, which is best known for its electronic repair toolkits and wealth of repair guides, says that it has over ...

As part of its longstanding efforts to encourage users to repair their electronic devices and other items, iFixit is ...

The beginner-friendly FixHub Smart Soldering Iron and Portable Power Station is USB-C-powered and reaches soldering temperature in under five seconds. By Josh Hendrickson Updated September 12, 2024 ...

The finished parts are then removed from the board. Then I remove the flux and stray solder and trim the excess shim brass from under the frog and guardrails. The point/closure rails are also detached ...

If the spout needs a longer stub-out, I solder a threaded brass adapter onto the pipe and install a screw-on spout. This adapter is cheap and easy to find at any hardware store. If the existing spout ...

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Plumbing application where copper pipes are joined together. Brazing Used for joining steel by melting a brass rod on the hot steel. As the brass melts, it forms a joint. Brazing is a slow and ...