On Wed, 1 Sep 2004 11:30:36 -0700, "Sofie" wrote:

John Miller:
I totally agree with your statement. Soldering is not rocket science and
is not a new procedure....... why re-invent the wheel, particularly a
time-proven and fairly cheap and readily available wheel.


At work, I used to go out on the wire harness mfg line and dip
standard soldering iron tips in the solder pot. Worked great.

Liquid flux always was helpful too, but very messy stuff.