Homemade Hot Air Soldering Tool

From: Ethan Dicks <erd_6502_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Thu May 22 15:28:00 2003

--- Mail List <mail.list_at_analog-and-digital-solutions.com> wrote:
> > IME, the wire wool tends to go black (oxidise?) pretty quickly, I
> don't have
> > a clue what metal it's made out of, though.
>
> Could you stuff part of a stainless steel dish scrubber in there instead?
> Might not stainless steel hold up better than the steel wool?

The instructions I dimly remember do suggest stainless steel wool.

I'll have to get one at the grocery store and give it a go. OTOH, the
Weller butane unit is around $100 and apparently does the job nicely.
Now that I've opened my mouth, people are pointing out all sorts of
tools well under the $800 I feared. The better the tool and the lower
the price, the less likely I am to bother with a kludge.

-ethan
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Received on Thu May 22 2003 - 15:28:00 BST

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