How To Make My Own Soldering Iron

Most of us are used to temperature controlled.

How to make my own soldering iron. A sliver of mica. Two small scraps of copper or brass. Watch out for the hot iron while youre.

If you see any solder splashes after just flick it off with you finger nail not the soldering iron. People have also recommended Glass or a slice of a ceramic light bulb socket. Make a heater resistor by attaching one end of heater nichrome wire of 03 to 05 mm in diameter and winding it over the insulator.

I put one hole in the back of the can and lower down the can will be laying on its side but I have also seen ones that sit upright and have the iron coming in from the side. Applying lots of solder gives it more mass and a longer cool time. N It gets There are other types for instance lead-free solder but it has toxic chemicals in its core and it is not quite as easy to use as solder with lead.

The first was a converted 30 watt soldering iron of the pencil type. Make sure theres no solder on the shaft as well. I use the Weller 100 watt soldering iron.

Since the iron would get too hot on 75 W to solder SMD capacitors you set it to 25 W. Ensure you make very close turns but the. You only need the heat from the shaft of the iron and you certainly dont want the soldering on the tip burning in your can.

About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy Safety How YouTube works Test new features. To create your own you will need some skill with a soldering gun or welder so you can bond the metal pieces needed to hold the iron in place when not in use. If you want them to remain firmly connected youll have to make use of a normal tape to cover them together.