How To Make A Makeshift Soldering Iron

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How to make a makeshift soldering iron. Cut a length of copper wire and bend it in half. Normally the materials are purchased in a makeshift fashion from many distributors. After testing 10 soldering irons.

Those nails are tough if they can punch 3 into concrete. Flux is a wonderful goo that makes soldering faster and easier. Use the small needle tip bottles to apply the flux to your projects.

I did just this. I looked around the garage to see what I can make the tip out of and settled on a thick masonry nail. Thermocouple spot weld next to soldering iron.

You will first start off with a short length less than a foot of thick braided copper wire. The Heating tip consists of two parts. Then make two more bends near the center or loop of the first bend as shown in the video so the wire looks kind of like a z.

Cut off any bullshit on the end of the wire. Make a slit starting 2 inches from the end of the wire all the way to the end. Then make two more bends near the centre or loop of the first bend as shown in the video so the wire looks kind of like a z.

I bolted a soldering iron holder. Then you should cut two pieces that are 11 inches long and a 6-inch handle. They say that they have never experienced any corrosion issues with this home brewed soldering flux and we have taken their word on it.