You keep the sponge wet and it doesn't burn. One lasts me for several years.
Regards. Max. K 4 O D S. Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Transistor site http://www.funwithtransistors.net Vacuum tube site: http://www.funwithtubes.net Music site: http://www.maxsmusicplace.com To subscribe to the fun with tubes group send an email to, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Tom Fowle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[email protected]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 1:05 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] soaldering > 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 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/
