How To Make A Soldering Iron Tip

Your soldering iron tip is now as shiny and good as new.

How to make a soldering iron tip. Switch OFF the Soldering Station or the Iron. How to Tin or Re-Tin Soldering Iron Tip. Wipe OFF the solder on the Cleaning Sponge or Copper Wool.

Apply soldering flux to the tip often to prevent it from oxidization. Applying lots of solder gives it more mass and a longer cool time. Use sponge soaked in water to wipe the tip clean regularly.

It is removable and reusable. Making sure that the soldering tip is properly soaked during the soldering process is necessary for excellent heat transfer and to keep its iron plating unscathed for long. When using the iron keep a little solder on the tip when the iron is in the stand.

The tip If solder must be applied directly to the tip vary the contact point. Apply very little flux in the solder joints and make the soldering. A soldering iron tip is beyond any hope of effective cleaning or repair if any part of the iron tip no matter how small has worn all the way through.

Wipe clean before using. In this instructable I show how to make two styles of 4mm tip the slidey-style and the screwy-style. Insert the Tip in Good Quality Tip Tinner.

As the soldering iron heats and cools it expands and contracts. Now the Tip is Tinner and Fresh. Place the soldering iron tip onto the sensor and apply solder as if you were making a solder connection.