Make My Own Soldering Iron Tips

Lets not do that again shall we.

Make my own soldering iron tips. Use sulfur-free sponges made specifically for soldering as regular sponges will not remove the solder as efficiently. This is a pretty cool project. To clean the oxides off the tip.

The soldering iron tips created in this instructable are made starting from 6 AWG solid copper electrical wire and these tips are are approximately 4 mm 532 inch in diameter. It was a basic 40W but temp-controlled iron and it. Have a look at the Video Tip below and give it a go yourself.

Watch out for the hot iron while youre readying the next joint. Play around with the angle of the tip. You melt a small bit of solder on the tip which allows the flux inside to clean off the dirt the tip will get dirty as it cools since heat allows it to oxidise quicker than it would normally.

Ad Wholesale Mobile Accessories Parts Electronics With 12 years Experienced Supplier. If your tip wont wet clean it with sandpaper or sometimes just the wet sponge and then melt some flux-core solder. This is a quick and easy how to make a new tip because lets face it.

The little hassles add up. If you have a soldering station with an adjustable temp control set it to 400 C 752 F. This will help you.

The flux will help wet the surface. Most of us are used to temperature controlled. A temperature-controlled iron has a thermostat which switches off the heater when the selected temperature is reached.