Recent content by Owen

Golden rules of all soldering is clenthliness, make sure both parts are shiny clean. Mix the flux into a paste and apply to the joint PRIOR to fitting the two pieces together, do not use to much flux, just a little on a tooth pick is sufficient, remember where there is flux the solder will run...

What negative answers to a very simple question why all the references just make a suggestion like covering the bed of the lathe to ensure that the ingress of grit is avoided, I personally think that you are just trying to be smart. QUOTE=goldstar31;278839]Having 'been there', might I ask why...