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Can you solder stuff?
« on: July 25, 2011, 03:15:14 pm »
Just wondering how many people here can solder staff stuff. I just learned last week :P
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Re: Can you solder stuff?
« Reply #1 on: July 25, 2011, 03:16:27 pm »
Don't solder me to an Nspire!

EDIT: Yeah, I can solder. I like to think I can do it pretty well.
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Re: Can you solder stuff?
« Reply #2 on: July 25, 2011, 03:16:51 pm »
Yeah I can solder staff. Oh wait, no I can't solder stuff.
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Re: Can you solder stuff?
« Reply #3 on: July 25, 2011, 03:33:43 pm »
I can't either but i plan to learn in order to do some neat projects, mainly overclocking of various electronics
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Re: Can you solder stuff?
« Reply #4 on: July 25, 2011, 03:58:55 pm »
Noooo don't solder me to stuff and/or other staff I'm scared D:

No but seriously I soldered something once with a soldering iron and metal wire at school.
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Re: Can you solder stuff?
« Reply #5 on: July 25, 2011, 04:03:59 pm »
I solder a lot but that doesn't mean I like it oO I've burned myself more times than I care to remember.
Also for future reference don't melt styrofoam with a solder iron.
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Re: Can you solder stuff?
« Reply #6 on: July 25, 2011, 04:52:48 pm »
Quote from: leafiness0 on July 25, 2011, 04:03:59 pm
I solder a lot but that doesn't mean I like it oO I've burned myself more times than I care to remember.
Also for future reference don't melt styrofoam with a solder iron.

Toxic Fumes? Or is molten styrofoam just bad in general?
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Re: Can you solder stuff?
« Reply #7 on: July 25, 2011, 04:54:46 pm »
Well it's pretty awesome when you melt styrofoam. Under a solder iron it melts like butter but doesn't run - it just kinda compresses in on itself until it becomes a compact styrofoam ball that gives off toxic fumes such that we had to vacate our garage for a week before the smells went away.
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Re: Can you solder stuff?
« Reply #8 on: July 25, 2011, 04:57:58 pm »
You should dissolve styrofoam in acetone.  It tries to melt, but instead forms this goo that you can mold into whatever, then dries after a while.  And the best part is, no fumes :D
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Re: Can you solder stuff?
« Reply #9 on: July 25, 2011, 05:00:04 pm »
Acetone is the tool of the gods. If you dissolve styrofoam in acetone and then mix it up with gasoline, you get napalm. Wait, you didn't get that from me.
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Re: Can you solder stuff?
« Reply #10 on: July 25, 2011, 05:02:27 pm »
Dissolving non-polar substances in acetone is so much more fun than dissolving polar substances in water.
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Re: Can you solder stuff?
« Reply #11 on: July 25, 2011, 05:03:05 pm »
No you don't. You get a substance that's similar to Napalm. Real Napalm needs Benzene too
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Re: Can you solder stuff?
« Reply #12 on: July 25, 2011, 05:06:50 pm »
Just as chilling isopropyl alcohol with dry ice creates a substance similar to liquid nitrogen, but completely different
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Re: Can you solder stuff?
« Reply #13 on: July 25, 2011, 05:09:26 pm »
I've gotten pretty good at soldering. I just tried it one day and after a few years, I can solder just about anything.

After filing my tip back to a point several times though, it was starting to get pretty small. So I went to home depot, got 5 feet of steel rod for $4, and now I have 8 brand new soldering tips. A much better option than buying 2 tips for $8.


But, my most impressive soldering job for the difficulty was probably soldering 4 wires to the back side of a mini usb female end, the leads were super tiny and it took me a long time.
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Re: Can you solder stuff?
« Reply #14 on: July 25, 2011, 05:10:30 pm »
You soldered a female end? WHatttttttttttttt
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