Soldering Basics Video just uploaded...

[P_Budzik]

I just put a video on basic soldering for modelers.  I hope you find it helpful.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBji-Oz3J7E

 

Paul

[dkawala]

Hi Paul,

If you'd like you can also post this video on the Model Railroader User Videos page. Here's the link:

http://mrr.trains.com/community/user-videos

 

Thanks,

Dana Kawala

Senior editor

Model Railroader magazine

[P_Budzik]

Thanks Dana,

I just submitted it along with another video that might be of interest to model railroaders

Paul

http://paulbudzik.com/

 

[chutton01]

Not a bad video, (you certainly stress "The Solder goes where the heat flows"), but I didn't see you suggest minimum power levels for either the Soldering Iron or the Soldering Gun, to guarentee some success in soldering.

[tstage]

That was a very good general demo on soldering, Paul.   It also gave me a better understanding of techniques used for soldering brass together.

Tom

[JAMES MOON]

Paul, excellent refresher.  I haven't done any modeling soldering for about 40 years and just picked up on old Suydam kit that will require lots of cleaning, flux and good heat control.  I will be using my old small soldering iron that has about a 3/8 inch chisel tip.  Previously I had excellent results using this electric heated iron.  I have also used a Weller soldering gun with some sucess but perfer the actual chisel point iron.  Appreciated your recommendation on 50-50 solder.  

By the way, my experience with a tourch has been mixed.  With new plumbing fittings I can always produce good solder joints.  With older pipe and tubing its really a mixed bag as sometimes you just can't seem to clean up the surface good enough for a good flowing joint.  I

have also had problems getting the fittings dry enough to solder, a problem you don't have to deal with in soldering models.