Make My Own Soldering Iron Tips
Applying lots of solder gives it more mass and a longer cool time.
Make my own soldering iron tips. In this instructable I show how to make two styles of 4mm tip the slidey-style and the screwy-style. Start to control of your soldering iron. Build your own eReader soldering iron and a lot of patience required Developer Joey Castillos Open Book project is a set of hardware software and instructions for folks that want.
Brass same length as copper tip with 2 times the diameter or 075 times the length of the copper tip and 17 times the diameter of the copper tip. This is where you apply a little bit of solder to the tip of the iron before you do any soldering. This is why we have a wet sponge.
You can do this by hand if you use different-sized tips often. A temperature-controlled iron has a thermostat which switches off the heater when the selected temperature is reached. Watch out for the hot iron while youre readying the next joint.
My next iron was part of a velleman 3-in-1 lab I got as a present. 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. Just scrape the tip across the sponge gently then rotate the iron and scrape gently across the sponge again.
The little hassles add up. Try it flat try the corner try the side. This will help you.
Its all about controlling the heat of the solder with the angle of the soldering iron tip. Ad Wholesale Mobile Accessories Parts Electronics With 12 years Experienced Supplier. Learn how much heat is transferred to the solder with the different angles.