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6th Oct 2016, 3:35 pm | #1 |
Octode
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Cullompton, Devon, UK.
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Cheap soldering iron tip cleaner.
This is a little item I made up for cleaning my soldering iron tip, I always used the damp sponge and still do along with this.
I was looking at a empty tin of mackerel and had an idea, so I thought I would raid my wife's kitchen cabinet while she was down the garden, to avoid being arrested and pinched one of her stainless steel scourers. I cut out a slot in the bottom with a dremel and stuffed the stainless steel pot scourer in it then made a bottom out of a piece of ply. it works a treat and did not cost a penny, she did not even notice the scourer had gone missing, it is not often I get away things. John |
6th Oct 2016, 3:52 pm | #2 |
Dekatron
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: London, UK.
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Re: Cheap soldering iron tip cleaner.
Nice work - perfect. Beats the £5 a pop Xytronic ones!
I do the cleaning in our house so stealing one of these from myself is easy |
6th Oct 2016, 5:12 pm | #3 |
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Re: Cheap soldering iron tip cleaner.
It might be harsher on the bit than the usual brass wool type. Dunno if it would matter for non production use though.
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6th Oct 2016, 8:34 pm | #4 | |
Octode
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Location: Staffordshire Moorlands, UK.
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Re: Cheap soldering iron tip cleaner.
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Cheers, Steve.
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7th Oct 2016, 8:40 am | #5 |
Octode
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Re: Cheap soldering iron tip cleaner.
Did not think of that angle Steve, Ah well another night in Jail
John |
8th Oct 2016, 8:09 pm | #6 |
Hexode
Join Date: May 2015
Location: Northampton, Northants, UK.
Posts: 380
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Re: Cheap soldering iron tip cleaner.
I initially read this as a "cleaner of the tips of cheap soldering irons". English is a funny old language.
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8th Oct 2016, 8:26 pm | #7 |
Heptode
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Bexhill on Sea, East Sussex, UK.
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Re: Cheap soldering iron tip cleaner.
Even though I used to work in a computer firm {In the 70s !} assembling PC boards and used a Weller iron with a wet sponge type tip cleaner which worked well.
if soldering now I use the leg of my jeans to wipe the tip !. Don't do it slowly though. Peter W....reelguy |
8th Oct 2016, 8:55 pm | #8 |
Nonode
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Coningsby, Lincolnshire, UK.
Posts: 2,814
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Re: Cheap soldering iron tip cleaner.
I couldn't find anything suitable to clean my iron the other day, so used a split piece of wood! I have been known to use a piece of cardboard too. I will have to make one if these with the metallic wooly stuff in it.
Can't find anything since we moved house! Regards, Lloyd |
9th Oct 2016, 9:43 pm | #9 |
Nonode
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: West Midlands, UK.
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Re: Cheap soldering iron tip cleaner.
I've found that an old nylon pot scourer ( if kept damp) works well . However, I once had to lead wipe to copper and couldn't find my moleskin. I found that the rear of emery cloth ( suitably wiped with tallow/flux) worked equally well . But not something that I've tried on an iron tip.
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