In article .com, "stretch" wrote:
Doug,

That's funny.

Maybe you could quote a little context when you post, so that we don't have to
guess at what you're talking about?

[snip ancient history]

Heat the tubing a little, then the fitting, then apply the solder.
Then take it apart. You will find the solder sucked inside just fine.
If you are brazing and don't heat the pipe at all, you will get a very
shallow joint. If you take the joints apart, you will see what I mean.

You can make your soldered joints any way you like. But you should realize
that you're doing newbies a disservice when you advise them to heat the pipe
and the fitting: that's *not* the best way to make the joints. The joints are
easier to make, and less likely to leak, when only the fitting is heated. It's
just plain silly to advise someone who's never soldered copper before to heat
the pipe first. There is a better and easier way to do it.

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Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

Nobody ever left footprints in the sands of time by sitting on his butt.
And who wants to leave buttprints in the sands of time?