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Leonard60 · 12-17-2018, 10:30 PM

The copper things a soldering irons. You heat them until you get a green coloured flame off them. Then you rub them on a block of salamoniac to clean them then you have to melt a little solder on them until there shiny with solder on the tips. This procedure is called tinning your iron. It is done so that the solder will flow down the iron. Then say you want to solder two pieces of galvanized iron together you brush a little muratic acid on both pieces. Then take your hot iron and hold it down on the sheet metal and slowly apply solder to the iron. It will flow down the iron and make your soldered joint. Usually you use 2 at a time one is heating while the other is being used.

As for the rock looking thing I wonder if it is burnt out Cole from a forge. (Slag)

12-17-2018, 10:30 PM	#17
Leonard60 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Leslieville alberta Posts: 374	Re: need a couple pieces id. The copper things a soldering irons. You heat them until you get a green coloured flame off them. Then you rub them on a block of salamoniac to clean them then you have to melt a little solder on them until there shiny with solder on the tips. This procedure is called tinning your iron. It is done so that the solder will flow down the iron. Then say you want to solder two pieces of galvanized iron together you brush a little muratic acid on both pieces. Then take your hot iron and hold it down on the sheet metal and slowly apply solder to the iron. It will flow down the iron and make your soldered joint. Usually you use 2 at a time one is heating while the other is being used. As for the rock looking thing I wonder if it is burnt out Cole from a forge. (Slag)