Soldering - preparing the post -1
Before soldering, the solder needs to be fluxed - I use a paint brush
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The target for the solder - in this case the centre post also needs to be fluxed
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Heat the solder so it's just molten ready for picking up with the pick
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Soldering the post to the base - 3
Now that we have a post with hard solder on the end, we are ready to attach it to the 0.4mm fine silver base,
hold the soldered end of the post on the base heating the base NOT the post.
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When the base gets hot enough for the Hard solder to melt, the post will suddenly drop as the solder flows -
Remove the flame immediately and let go of the post - it is firmly attached.
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This results in a really neat job, without solder all over the base.
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Now all we've got to do is solder all the bits together!
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