How To Make A Simple Soldering Gun

Apply flux on the outer part of the pipe and insider the brass fitting too using a small brush.

How to make a simple soldering gun. Looks like something Macgyver would make. Press the soldering gun onto one side of the wires to melt the flux. Because to solder something properly you need to make contact with the part youre soldering.

Once the soldering iron is hot press it against one section of the wires to start heating it up. He shows us how to make a tip for a soldering gun out of No. The main component in the circuit is the Coil itself.

Keep the lights on with the Craftsman Medium Duty Soldering Gun If you like This watt solder gun is made for use on light-gauge wire thin metals and medium-duty hobbies. The soldering iron comes with 20-50 wattage. It takes some practice to make the perfect joint but like riding a bicycle once learned is never forgotten.

The first variant involves placing the tip with heater inside a metal pipe after inserting some ceramic spacers 2 at the extremities. Does it actually work. As you can see the circuit is pretty simple.

Next make the electrode handle. Modified toyprop pistols can be mistaken for real firearms use common sense and leave this gadget at home. The wires and solder both of them into one of the guitar plugs.

Step 2 Heat your soldering iron and touch the tip to the top of the braid. Keep holding the iron to the wires until the flux has melted just before it starts bubbling. Youll have to attach the metal pipe to a washer 7 that will be fixed with some screws 9 and spacers 8 to the handle 10.