[Boatanchors] Solder Kester 88

[rbethman]

First, I'm not hunting any.  I've got more Kester 44 around here than 
I'm likely to ever use.

Second, I wouldn't bother with looking for and or buying the 88.  I have 
found that hobby shops have a solder that uses a propane or butane flame 
with its own liquid flux.

I've been using one package for over 10 years.  I can solder 1/4" hard 
drawn copper to 3/4" diameter Copperweld ground rods with no problem.

I've also been using it to solder to long ago obtained #12 Copperweld 
antenna wire that I got an entire roll of from Army MARS in 1982.  The 
roll was heavy enough that it took the driver of the Yellow Freight 
truck and myself to take it off the truck and to the front step.

I'm still making dipoles and the like from it.

Bob - N0DGN

On 9/13/2011 3:49 PM, David C. Hallam wrote:
> Find a local flea market and look for solder.  I finally had to stop 
> buying it because I have enough to outlast my life time.  I rarely had 
> to pay more than a couple of dollars for a spool.  They were usually 
> not full spools but at that price who cares.
>
> David
> KW4DH