Cold Heat Soldering

jceaus asked:


I have looked all over the net and do not find the basic information I need. Will a propane torch do? Can I use the low melt solder for jump rings only? Appreciate good feedback from someone experienced..

standrkm asked:


I thought I could until I saw it was smaller than a freakin’ penny. I used my old solder gun and wahlaa! Broke! the solder points are virtually already touching. I just wanna know who has actually done it, and how? I think Nintendo should just let you install it, cause if you can your a bad a** gamer.

gruell asked:


I am a metal artist and I am getting ready to teach a class to older children. My dilema is this: I weld most of my items and rarely have I soldered. It is inpractical for me to use or do welding while teaching this class; hence, I have decided to do wire sculpture with the students. We will of course explore this by primarily twisting, bending, and hammering the wire for desired effects and shapes, but, I would like to be able to connect certain structural areas in a more permanent way than twisting. I am familiar with soldering copper and brass wire, but the cost of these metals are currently very high; hence, I am attempting to explore other more affordable options. The hardware stores carry a variety of galvanized wire in several guages. I know that the zinc (galvy coating) is unsafe in terms welding, but is there a way to solder this wire, and is it safe?

Crystaline asked:


I’m working with thin aluminum sheets and I need to find a way to join the craft wire to it. I don’t want to resort to a torch because I’m a beginner and frankly, the thought of working with a torch makes me nervous. So, I think a hand held iron would be my best bet but where can I buy one and what are the best types?
I heard about ColdHeat but I read that it had gotten a lot of bad reviews. Are there any other brands out there that I can order from online?
Oh, I was mistaken, it’s tin, not aluminum. Yeesh, I’m such a newb at this. Does that help?

Mr.FixIt asked:


I just bought the speaker used and the wire connecting the voice coil to one of the four jacks melted off. Can I simply stick the wire back in and solder it or is the there some disassembly required.

domenicd@rogers.com asked:


i am looking to solder a circuit board, was just wondering which would be better a ” Hot Air Soldering ” or a ” Soldering Iron Station “?

Mark asked:


Solder will stick to copper and some other metals. What makes it stick? Why won’t it stick to aluminum? Why won’t it stick to painted metal? Just curious to know.

Danny A asked:


I wanted to add a turbo button on my Madcatz controller but the schematic lay out is different from the Original MS controllers. Can someone guide me where are the soldering points in making a turbo controller for a Madcatz Xbox 360 controller?

Lode Vaduh asked:


I was hoping to just make a smaller one, because the one I have now is bigger and not very precise. What material is the tip usually made out of?

tibbs90 asked:


I’ve taken classes on thru-hole and some SMT soldering. I just need to get a soldering Iron. I don’t want to spend a whole lot of money I just want to practice some and keep my skills honed. When I was in school, I used a Pace soldering station. It was awesome.