How To Make Solder Gun Tips

So here we are listing our own soldering techniques for readers convenience.

How to make solder gun tips. Tinning will also help to protect the tip and reduce wear. Unroll a portion of solder then roll the hot tip of the iron from the end of the solder until it does one complete turn on the solder. When possible substitute lead free solder for leaded solder.

Following are the few important guidelines to be followed to get best results in soldering. Both The heating element and blower should remain off until you hit the power switch. Wear protective clothing eye protection make sure the area is well ventilated and dont touch the tip or element of a soldering iron.

Slip the old nuts from the old tip over the wires and bend Ls into the end. This should leave the tip of the iron with a layer of solder on it. Screw back into the gun and you are done.

Before going to soldering process it is very important to follow some tips and techniques to get best output. I made sure the part of the tip that would be used for soldering was well tinned with solder this helps to protect it from corrosion. Bend the wire to shape as show in the photo.

Using a hot air gun can get tricky if you want to remove just one tiny part. With a pair of needle nose pliers a hammer and about 4 of common solid 14awg or 12awg house wire I make any tip for the Weller gun in under 60 seconds. The smallest radius gets the hottest.

When your soldering gun takes forever to warm up clean and tighten the connections that hold the tip to the heating elements. The same wire bent with a 14 radius heats up very slow and barely. This process will help improve the heat transfer from the iron to the item youre soldering.