How To Make A Soldering Iron Out Of Household Items

The solder sucker and the solder wick.

How to make a soldering iron out of household items. Heat the solder till it melts and flows freely. Make sure you use gloves goggles and an apron. If you have this type you do not need to use more flux.

The panels about 5 tall 9 long with a 45 degree angle cut as shown. Rosin is the same organic material as flux so it is already built into the solder. The solder sucker or solder pump is a mechanical vacuum pump.

Use a good overhead light to shine over your workspace. It sucks the solder away from the solder joint. There are two tools I use for desoldering.

Dont melt solder on the tip and then wipe it on the. Step 2 Heat your soldering iron and touch the tip to the top of the braid. The solder will clean the surface as it melts.

This will heat the solder below which will then be absorbed into the desoldering braid. All that was left was to make four solder connections to the flashlight contacts and a 5-A fuse connect the Magnastat components with wire nuts and put the disassembled flashlight back together. Touch the tinned iron to one side of the connection and wait about a second.

Step 1 Place a piece of the desoldering braid on top of the jointsolder you want removed. If its not possible to remove a flammable item be sure to use a heat shield to protect it from the heat of your soldering torch. Just heat the solder joint to make the solder fluid then suck it off with the solder sucker.