DIY soldering tips

[darkoford]

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The Curie point is the temperature of the alloy at which the material loses its magnetic properties.

This is not a soldering tip magnastat. Thermocouple sensor and electronics regulate temperature. There will also be a video of a complete soldering iron soon.

[darkoford]

Soldering tips need the iron jacket for the tinning process. With out that jacket, the frequent need to "re tin" the copper is necessary.

No need for re-tin, durability is the same as for originals because the nickel layer is thick. Maybe iron is needed if it's a copper bar but mine are made of brass that is harder.

[greyhoundollie]

I agree with you about the tinning of the tip/iron jacket (or core). If you constantly need to re-tin the tip it will degrade pretty quickly as if there is an acid eating into the tip.

The iron doesn't need to be PLATED ONTO a solid copper core.....You can build it another way.... An iron cap (jacket) shaped like the copper core you wish to use can be plated inside and out with a thin layer of copper. Then slip the iron cap over your copper core and plate the two together with copper /nickle/chrome.

for the iron cap ... think WWII Japanese bullets made with soft iron cartridge instead of brass cartridges

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