CHAPTER II THE USE AND CARE OF THE SOLDERING IRON. FLUXES. MAKING DIFFERENT SOLDERING JOINTS The Soldering Iron.-The soldering iron is one of the first tools a plumber has to master. This tool is sometimes called a " copper bi t " as it is made of copper; and so throughout this book the words "soldering iron," "copper bit," "iron," and "bit" are used synonymously. There are several different-shaped irons in common use today, but an iron shaped like the one in Fig. 13 is the one for use in the FIG. I3.-Copper. following work. Take the iron as it is purchased, having a wooden handle and the copper exposed on pointed end. Before it can be used the point must be faced and tinned. To do this, proceed as follows: First, heat the iron on the furnace. Second, place in vise and'file the four surfaces of the point. Third, run a file over edges and point. Fourth, heat the iron tmtil it will melt solder. Fifth, put 6 or 8 drops of solder and a piece of rosin the sizeAbout the Publisher Forgotten...

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