[GreenKeys] Soldering & stuff

[James Bloomfield]

	I would like to put I my $.02 - for what it's worth. 

	A long time ago I built an IMSI computer.  Ten plug in boards into
the Mother board. 	At .1 inch spacing.  At the end of the project the
small soldering iron had a 'V' notch in it.  

	At that time I had a pair of 'loops' that fit over my glasses.  With
extra light it worked well. 

	The setup I now have is.  Three paint cans, quart size cans.  These
have 1 1/2 inches of lead melted into the cans so they stay where they are
put.  One can has a 1/4 X20 bolt through the can and that holds the spool of
solder.  I can pull on the solder and the can does not move.  I don't have
to look at it.  Another can with lead in the bottom will hold a solder gun
if you place it butt end first.  I can lay the gun down and it wont tip or
move.  For the fine work I have a variable heat iron.  For big work I have a
propane powered very small flame torch.  The big torch - for copper pipes -
I use to start fires (HIHI) 

	I have one of those gimbaled vises.  Yep I filled the base with
lead, it does not move when I am pressing the item to be soldered with the
iron.  Almost everything gets put into the vise for soldering.  I can do a
much better job if I don't have to hold the item and it doesn't move.  

	There is a lighted magnifying glass mounted on a swivel arm.  It is
handy for the small stuff.  

	Where to get lead?  The tire stores have to pay to get rid of the
wheel weights.  When you buy a set of tires and bring a replacement bucket
they will give you the lead.  Next week I'll get more lead. 

	What do I do with the third can?  Usually I cannot find all three
cans.  That is why I have three hammers also. 

	A couple of weeks ago people were discussing the soldering setup for
multiwire cable so that is why I put my $0.02 .

	
	73
	KV4FE 
	JIM 
	Mayo Fl 
	On the Suwannee River