that may be very helpful in tip life Tom. Where do I get these sponges? I can imagine one goes through them quickly with a 900f tip.
On Wed, 13 Dec 2006, Tom Fowle wrote: > Spiro, > NO, you want the iron to remain tinned with some solder while > it's sitting just being hot, this keeps the tip from oxidizing > and thus refusing to transfer heat any more. > > when you pick it up, you dip it in a special spongue that's wet. > This removes oxidized solder and leaves you with a clean tip to > re-tinn as you do the next joint. > > this cleaning tinning process is absolutely vital to good, hot, > fast, safe soldering. > > > Absolutely vital. > > tom > > > Net-Tamer V 1.13 Beta - Registered > To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
