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Unread 17-08-2013, 16:04
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Re: Off season skills: Learn how to Solder

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Originally Posted by Jon Stratis View Post
We have the kids practice soldering initially with small scraps of wire. They typically end up making themselves little "electrical bracelets" with different colors of wire they can wear the rest of the camp.
Hopefully not using lead solder.

And as for lead free solder, I don't use it. Ever. That stuff is terrible. Wrecks the tips of the irons too.
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