colnerov
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Sodder?
British and Americans separated by a common language.
Sodder?
Sodder is used on alloominum. Thankfully we get neither.Sodder?
Sodder?
American, it is how they pronounce Solder. Took me a while to come to terms with it, never got used to it.
Why?
I have a California accent, so its always been "solder" to me, but then as you travel to other parts of the country people pronounce words differently.
No excuse for dropping a L though. It's like how they pronounce nuclear as nucelar. Not that we're trying to say Yanks are 'tards or anything....
I'm both British & American, speak clearly and concisely so no offence taken. I've heard some people pronounce words with the L being silent, perhaps because of their local dialect. Jonathan Ross, a British presenter can't pronounce his R's.
I've watched Doubleboost hard soldering and assume this is the technique i need to stick some copper together. (Copper sheet 1.5mm thick folded into small angles onto 1.5mm copper sheet)
I'll try dig out his videos again and have another watch.
What flux and solder is the best to use?
Putting one of these together.
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He should of been sacked instantly for that. Never to appear again. Come to think of it, he should never have been on the TV in the first place. Horrible sod.But then that IQ0 doesn't know his Rs from his elbows. Disappointed to see how fast the Andrew Sachs incident was brushed under the carpet, so that he could get back to being paid too much.
I have a torch that runs on MAPP, you can set it low enough to get a great wafty flame instead of a harsh "woooosh" one, but also use a standard butane/propane mix to heat my irons, but I can't seem to get on with using one.
Another source of copper is 28mm pipe cut down lengthwise which will give you a sheet nearly 87mm wide.This was another trick I picked up from my old man. It will need anealing once cut then open out and beat flat with a hard rubber mallet on a solid surface. I've used a smooth cast concrete step when no anvil but cover the side facing step with wide insulation tape to prevent scratches.