Bill never said this in the video but it's very important, if you've never soldered before and you want to start, always remember to wash your hands after ever solder job. Most solder has lead in it and you probably don't want lead poisoning.
You've already got a heat gun for your foam shaping fun. Try that instead of the lighter for shrinking tubing if you're not working in a constrained area. More even shrink, less burning :) Also, in most soldering you tin the wire right after stripping. Although this can make it too stiff to easily perform the splice you demonstrated. When I learned to solder many decades ago, that double-wind splice was called a Western Union splice.
Good quickie primer on soldering but I could help but notice you left out flux. Do you solder regularly without paste flux? I find it essential especially joining thin gauge stranded wire like you did in your video. Flux conducts the heat quickly enough so that you can heat your wire to receive the solder without melting the plastic shielding.
Seems your soldering skills are still not all that. First; You should tin the wires also. The twist is not necessary other than keeping the wires together. Second; You should use a heat gun to shrink your tubing. A Quick Tip; If you need to keep the heat shrink in place, you can rub your soldering iron on it quickly to shrink it a bit.
Awesome video but was that audio quality pretty darn bad or do I just need a new headset? edit- nope it was my headset just grabbed a different one and it sounds great. rip old headset :(
Bill never said this in the video but it's very important, if you've never soldered before and you want to start, always remember to wash your hands after ever solder job. Most solder has lead in it and you probably don't want lead poisoning.
I liked the coffee skit!
Boom! You sir have a sale! I love your books, have helped so much.
You've already got a heat gun for your foam shaping fun.
Try that instead of the lighter for shrinking tubing if you're not working in a constrained area. More even shrink, less burning :)
Also, in most soldering you tin the wire right after stripping. Although this can make it too stiff to easily perform the splice you demonstrated.
When I learned to solder many decades ago, that double-wind splice was called a Western Union splice.
I've had a soldering iron for ages but not really known how to use it :) Thanks :D
bill is a funny guy .was cool to meet him at the boise comic con last october :)
Read Vol3 last night and its amazing :)
@Punished Props Academy: Is "Foam Armorsmithing Vol: 3" still available? I can't see anywhere selling it, though volumes 1 and 2 seem to be.
So i bought a bunch of the ebooks where do i get them? because i recieved no email or any other type of download link
Whatever happened to Foamsmith volume 3?
+Punished Props thank you!
But it still shows a volume 2.
Good quickie primer on soldering but I could help but notice you left out flux. Do you solder regularly without paste flux? I find it essential especially joining thin gauge stranded wire like you did in your video. Flux conducts the heat quickly enough so that you can heat your wire to receive the solder without melting the plastic shielding.
Agree with *****. Most solder for electronics has a flux core.
Yay April! Oh, also the video was good too.
Seems your soldering skills are still not all that.
First; You should tin the wires also. The twist is not necessary other than keeping the wires together.
Second; You should use a heat gun to shrink your tubing.
A Quick Tip; If you need to keep the heat shrink in place, you can rub your soldering iron on it quickly to shrink it a bit.
***** Think nothing of it. You've helped me a time or two.
Will there be a whole "Coffee with April Ness " series now? :)
Awesome video but was that audio quality pretty darn bad or do I just need a new headset?
edit- nope it was my headset just grabbed a different one and it sounds great. rip old headset :(
lol no way i just got my first soldering iron like a week ago XD
lol ikr