[Milsurplus] Wire harness questions

[Jim Whartenby]

GroupPlan to use some white PVC 18 AWG wire to make up several wire harnesses for various mil-radio projects.  The wire more or less choose me since a spool of about 4000 feet was just about free.  The wire is marked Style 1007 or 1569 which is rated at 105 deg C and is 16 strands of 30 AWG.
Can I use the Ideal "T" Stripper tool or should I go with a thermal wire stripper?  Both are available but mechanical stripping seems so much faster.  The T-Stripper does an excellent job, I see no wire nicks where the tool cuts the insulation.
Plan to use braided insulation to protect the wire harness.  Do I need to lace the wire bundle before I put the braid weave over the completed harness?  I still have most of the roll of waxed nylon lacing that I got some 50 years ago when I was a member of USAF.  The stuff never seems to go bad!
Plan to use a solder pot to tin the wire.  How often does one replace the solder?  I know that tinning gold plated parts contaminates the solder pot but is there any issue with standard tinned wire?
The connectors I have for the project are crimp contact mainly because they were available.  But I plan to solder them so I can make any needed changes as the project progresses.  I think I have the proper tools to insert and remove the contacts from the connector shell.  Any issues doing it this way?Jim

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