Soldering electronics may sound intimidating, but it’s not as difficult as you may think. Solder comes in many sizes and ...

This classic German soldering iron, manufactured by Perkeo, undergoes a meticulous restoration, bringing it back to its original brilliance. Fueled by propane, the design has remained remarkably ...

Soldering irons and their tips come in a wide range of formats and styles, with the (originally Hakko) T12 being one of the more interesting offerings. This is because of how it integrates not ...

Many decades ago, when soldering was an activity more often associted with copper fabrication than with electronics, a soldering iron would have been a large lump of copper on a shaft, with a ...

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When brass corrodes, it can undergo dezincification, a process in which zinc is lost and copper is left behind. Mild dezincification may simply cause a cosmetic change, namely, the colour of the ...

Silver soldering, also known as 'hard' soldering or silver brazing, is a process in which two or more parts are joined by melting and flowing filler metal into the joint. The melting point of the ...

Why this should be done is simply a matter of practical experience, it having been found that castings of bronze and brass give, at the second melting (when the proportions of the metal are ...

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