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Old April 6th 06, 12:32 AM posted to rec.crafts.glass
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Can a bronze rod be used for a soldering iron tip?


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Can a bronze rod be used for a soldering iron tip?


I've used plain copper rod. It tends to get "eaten" if you use acid fluxes
but it's easy to file down again. I've made T shape bits by hard soldering
two rods together.


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Old April 8th 06, 02:12 AM posted to rec.crafts.glass
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I have used brass sheet and rod to make custom shapes and special tools
used in a soldering iron for shaping wax and plastic.

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"desiglass" wrote in message
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Can a bronze rod be used for a soldering iron tip?


I've used plain copper rod. It tends to get "eaten" if you use acid fluxes
but it's easy to file down again. I've made T shape bits by hard soldering
two rods together.




 




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