How To Make A Soldering Iron With A Screwdriver

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How to make a soldering iron with a screwdriver. Learn about the tools that are used to solder and the safety precautions required. The solder head a piece of thick copper wire is mounted on a pencil tip. Make sure all wires and components fit easily into the handy box and screw handy box cover to the box.

After applying this thin layer of solder to the edges to be soldered together place the tinned edges one over the other and press them firmly in place with the broad side of the hot soldering iron. 600- 650F 316- 343C is a good place to start for lead-based solder and 650- 700F 343- 371C for lead-free solder. A 12V 20A DC adapter is used as power source here.

Now there is a lot of soldering heating element ranging from 15 W to 100 W each having a different application use. You should follow this up by reassembling your soldering iron by joining the soldering tip to the heat assembly with screws after achieving the wished shape. The heat will transfer from the screwdriver to the solder rendering it into its liquid form.

Clean the tip of the soldering iron and tin it with solder. Miter Saw is a saw used to make accurate crosscuts and miters in a workpiece by pulling a large backsaw or a mounted circular saw blade down onto a board in a quick motion. Screw the dimmer and outlet onto the handy box cover with hardware included with the cover.

Take a wet sponge and rub it over the top of the solder iron. Use sulfur-free sponges made specifically for soldering as regular sponges will not remove the solder as. Tip the soldering iron downward and the loose tip should now fall out.

From there you have to heat your iron-replacement screwdriver until it turns red and then use it as you would use any other soldering iron. You can use this super hot soldering iron for soldering thick wires and all other heavy duty needs. This video shows how to make a simple soldering iron using easily available materials.