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Old 10-19-2009 | 09:47 PM
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Originally Posted by burnineyes
It looks good to me. It has information the rookies need and even a few things that were good for me to brush up on, and I have been soldering for many years. Only thing I could think to add in is maybe something about a "third hand" type of tool. These really make life much easier when solderin small pieces.
Haha I didn't even think about that. I have been ding it so long I have developed ways to use just my hands, I can actually hold objects with thumb and fore finger and feed solder with pinky and ring finger. I have had people watch me solder and ask " doesn't that burn your fingers?" I tell them yup and they can't believe I do it. I just say you do what you have to do to get the job done. That technique is one reason I prefer the 63/37 solder over 60/40, it solidifies faster and means I burn fingers less.

I will see about adding that tip in there.
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