I have a lot of brass terminals (up to 100mm long) that have to be
soldered to 3mm solid copper wire. I have a solder pot 30mm wide that
has to be heated by a gas torch.
I'd like to heat the pot with some kind of small element, but a stove
element is rather large. Any ideas on what I could use instead?
I don't think I can get a commercial solder pot around here. I need it
by tomorrow!

On 28/02/2010 22:51, Matty F wrote:
I have a lot of brass terminals (up to 100mm long) that have to be
soldered to 3mm solid copper wire. I have a solder pot 30mm wide that
has to be heated by a gas torch.
I'd like to heat the pot with some kind of small element, but a stove
element is rather large. Any ideas on what I could use instead?
I don't think I can get a commercial solder pot around here. I need it
by tomorrow!

Get the pot within the jaws of a antex pipemaster type thing?

or

http://hackaday.com/2009/06/26/home-made-solder-pot/

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Adrian C

On Mar 1, 12:00 pm, Adrian C wrote:
On 28/02/2010 22:51, Matty F wrote:

I have a lot of brass terminals (up to 100mm long) that have to be
soldered to 3mm solid copper wire. I have a solder pot 30mm wide that
has to be heated by a gas torch.
I'd like to heat the pot with some kind of small element, but a stove
element is rather large. Any ideas on what I could use instead?
I don't think I can get a commercial solder pot around here. I need it
by tomorrow!

Get the pot within the jaws of a antex pipemaster type thing?

or

http://hackaday.com/2009/06/26/home-made-solder-pot/

That looks horrible! It needs to be like that but safer.

Here are some of the terminals:
http://i50.tinypic.com/34o3lfk.jpg

On Feb 28, 10:51*pm, Matty F wrote:
I have a lot of brass terminals (up to 100mm long) that have to be
soldered to 3mm solid copper wire. I have a solder pot 30mm wide that
has to be heated by a gas torch.
I'd like to heat the pot with some kind of small element, but a stove
element is rather large. Any ideas on what I could use instead?
I don't think I can get a commercial solder pot around here. I need it
by tomorrow!

resistance wire, with a layer of eg glass fibre both sides, and a low
v psu. I forget what wattage is needed for a 3" pot, somewhere in the
40-100w region. I doubt you'd get that set up by tomrrow though, at
that level of rush all I could suggest is to put some EML on a gas hob
and sit the solder pot on it, and set it as low as it can go.

Solder pots are a serious danger if not totally stable, molten toxic
metal can cause horrendous burns. I'm always wary of them unless
theyre bolted down.


NT

"Matty F" wrote in message
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That looks horrible! It needs to be like that but safer.

Can't you just heat it from a 100-500w lamp and use a dimmer to control it?

natty F wrote:
I have a lot of brass terminals (up to 100mm long) that have to be
soldered to 3mm solid copper wire. I have a solder pot 30mm wide that
has to be heated by a gas torch.
I'd like to heat the pot with some kind of small element, but a stove
element is rather large. Any ideas on what I could use instead?
I don't think I can get a commercial solder pot around here. I need it
by tomorrow!
Hi,
Try here
http://www.rapidonline.com/searchres...&kw=solder+pot and
you will get it by Tuesday. For that kind of work you might be able to
use
http://www.rapidonline.com/Tools-Fas...74034/kw/wsp80

There is a nice wide chisel tip, was able to solder 4mm2 wire to 2" wide
brass shim tape.

On Mar 1, 1:17 pm, James Salisbury nntp.dsl.pipex.com wrote:
natty F wrote:
I have a lot of brass terminals (up to 100mm long) that have to be
soldered to 3mm solid copper wire. I have a solder pot 30mm wide that
has to be heated by a gas torch.
I'd like to heat the pot with some kind of small element, but a stove
element is rather large. Any ideas on what I could use instead?
I don't think I can get a commercial solder pot around here. I need it
by tomorrow!

Hi,
Try herehttp://www.rapidonline.com/searchresults.aspx?style=0&kw=solder+potand
you will get it by Tuesday. For that kind of work you might be able to
usehttp://www.rapidonline.com/Tools-Fasteners-Production-Equipment/Solde...

There is a nice wide chisel tip, was able to solder 4mm2 wire to 2" wide
brass shim tape.

I'm in New Zealand and it's Monday afternnon already!
I have a good large soldering iron that can tin the wire. I just want
to tin the terminals.
I have a solid electric element with a Simmerstat.
Perhaps the solder pot can be attached to a block of copper surrounded
by a conical shield that goes to the edge of the element.

On Sun, 28 Feb 2010 16:29:33 -0800 (PST), Matty F
wrote:

I'm in New Zealand and it's Monday afternoon already!

New Zealand? ...Now you tell us !!!

In message , Usenet Nutter
writes
On Sun, 28 Feb 2010 16:29:33 -0800 (PST), Matty F
wrote:

I'm in New Zealand and it's Monday afternoon already!

New Zealand? ...Now you tell us !!!



Matty F

The "nz" was a bit of a clue.......................
--
Bill

On 28 Feb, 22:51, Matty F wrote:

I'd like to heat the pot with some kind of small element, but a stove
element is rather large. Any ideas on what I could use instead?

BTDT

Big soldering iron (stained glass, 100W or so), spare bit (copper rod)
for it, 22mm copper pipe end cap and a spot of silver solder to join
them. Place in iron stand, fill end cap with solder. Dip.

On Sun, 28 Feb 2010 16:29:33 -0800 (PST), Matty F
wrote:

I'm in New Zealand and it's Monday afternoon already!

New Zealand? ...Now you tell us !!!

On Mon, 1 Mar 2010 00:51:04 +0000, Bill
wrote:

In message , Usenet Nutter
writes
On Sun, 28 Feb 2010 16:29:33 -0800 (PST), Matty F
wrote:

I'm in New Zealand and it's Monday afternoon already!

New Zealand? ...Now you tell us !!!



Matty F

The "nz" was a bit of a clue.......................

If you read such parts of messages as a routine .I certainly don't.

On 28/02/2010 22:51, Matty F wrote:
I have a lot of brass terminals (up to 100mm long) that have to be
soldered to 3mm solid copper wire. I have a solder pot 30mm wide that
has to be heated by a gas torch.
I'd like to heat the pot with some kind of small element, but a stove
element is rather large. Any ideas on what I could use instead?
I don't think I can get a commercial solder pot around here. I need it
by tomorrow!

If pushed for time, I would get a billet of solder and a coarse file.

Put the solder into a vice and a clean piece of paper underneath.

File the solder to make a pile of solder filings.

Mix the solder filings with flux.

Thoroughly clean the terminals (finishing with IPA or acetone to get rid
of grease)

'Paint' the terminals with the solder filings/flux.

Use a blowtorch to melt the solder.

HTH

In article ,
Dave Osborne wrote:
On 28/02/2010 22:51, Matty F wrote:
I have a lot of brass terminals (up to 100mm long) that have to be
soldered to 3mm solid copper wire. I have a solder pot 30mm wide that
has to be heated by a gas torch.
I'd like to heat the pot with some kind of small element, but a stove
element is rather large. Any ideas on what I could use instead?
I don't think I can get a commercial solder pot around here. I need it
by tomorrow!

If pushed for time, I would get a billet of solder and a coarse file.

Put the solder into a vice and a clean piece of paper underneath.

File the solder to make a pile of solder filings.

Mix the solder filings with flux.

Thoroughly clean the terminals (finishing with IPA or acetone to get rid
of grease)

'Paint' the terminals with the solder filings/flux.

Use a blowtorch to melt the solder.


I'd crimp them. ;-) Better and faster. If you have the correct tool.

--
*Consciousness: That annoying time between naps.

Dave Plowman London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

It happens that Adrian C formulated :
On 28/02/2010 22:51, Matty F wrote:
I have a lot of brass terminals (up to 100mm long) that have to be
soldered to 3mm solid copper wire. I have a solder pot 30mm wide that
has to be heated by a gas torch.
I'd like to heat the pot with some kind of small element, but a stove
element is rather large. Any ideas on what I could use instead?
I don't think I can get a commercial solder pot around here. I need it
by tomorrow!

Get the pot within the jaws of a antex pipemaster type thing?

or

http://hackaday.com/2009/06/26/home-made-solder-pot/

That looks very unstable and extremely dangerous to use.

--
Regards,
Harry (M1BYT) (L)
http://www.ukradioamateur.co.uk

On Mar 1, 2:41 pm, Andy Dingley wrote:
On 28 Feb, 22:51, Matty F wrote:

I'd like to heat the pot with some kind of small element, but a stove
element is rather large. Any ideas on what I could use instead?

BTDT

Big soldering iron (stained glass, 100W or so), spare bit (copper rod)
for it, 22mm copper pipe end cap and a spot of silver solder to join
them. Place in iron stand, fill end cap with solder. Dip.

I turned up a steel pot on the lathe and put it on a solid element
with a shield made from a large tin can:
http://i47.tinypic.com/2yyqq6w.jpg
It works perfectly!

On Mar 2, 5:26 pm, Matty F wrote:

I turned up a steel pot on the lathe and put it on a solid element
with a shield made from a large tin can:http://i47.tinypic.com/2yyqq6w.jpg
It works perfectly!

For the record, here is my solder pot sitting on the element.
It's very stable, as it needs to be:
http://i45.tinypic.com/33a9aqh.jpg