02-05-2012, 09:44 PM
Nice work, Steve. 
To avoid having previously soldered work come unsoldered while soldering nearby, cover the joints to be protected with wads of wet tissues or paper towels. It works well when soldering with an iron or torch, and should be even better when using resistance soldering.
It will also allow you to solder right next to plastic, as on this tender ladder.
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The uprights are attached to the plastic tender with brass pins and had to be installed first, as the ladder rungs are curved. I protected the solder joints between the uprights and the pins and the contact points between the pins and the plastic tender using this method. As each curved rung was soldered in place, it in turn was protected with more wet tissue, resulting in a strong and firmly-attached ladder.
Wayne
To avoid having previously soldered work come unsoldered while soldering nearby, cover the joints to be protected with wads of wet tissues or paper towels. It works well when soldering with an iron or torch, and should be even better when using resistance soldering.
It will also allow you to solder right next to plastic, as on this tender ladder.
The uprights are attached to the plastic tender with brass pins and had to be installed first, as the ladder rungs are curved. I protected the solder joints between the uprights and the pins and the contact points between the pins and the plastic tender using this method. As each curved rung was soldered in place, it in turn was protected with more wet tissue, resulting in a strong and firmly-attached ladder.
Wayne