I have done this numerous times in the past when I didn't have a spare tip
handy. They don't last nearly as long as the commercial tips, since they get
hottest right at the tip and it deteriorates and breaks fairly quickly. The
commercial tips, with a bunch of extra copper right at that point, handle it
better.
Tw
----- Original Message -----
From: Art Pfenninger <ch155@freenet.buffalo.edu>
To: <rchansle@us.ibm.com>
Cc: shop talk <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, May 24, 1999 12:33 PM
Subject: Re: solder gun recommendations please
>
> On Mon, 24 May 1999 rchansle@us.ibm.com wrote:
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> > I have a Weller Jr that is over 40 years old and still going strong. I
still has
> > the original light bulb in it. I never did buy the Weller tips, I always
made
> > mine with an old piece of 12 guage solid copper wire. When the tips
starts
> > losing heat I just made a new one.
> >
> Great tip on tips, I'll try it myself.
> ...Art
> >
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