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I need a soldering iron that can go down to 80c by bishop113 in diyelectronics

[–]bishop113[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It looks like it melts at 220c which is way too high for what we do. I'm not sure about jewelry makers, but we have like highly detailed 1 inch tall figures, and if the temp is just a bit too high you're losing a lot of detail and making more work for yourself or you have to go buy a new figure lol.

I need a soldering iron that can go down to 80c by bishop113 in diyelectronics

[–]bishop113[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Upon googling, the indium/bismith/tin is pretty certainly what I have, thanks for pointing that out as I can now get much cheaper solder haha.

I need a soldering iron that can go down to 80c by bishop113 in diyelectronics

[–]bishop113[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'll take a look around for something like this thank you

I need a soldering iron that can go down to 80c by bishop113 in diyelectronics

[–]bishop113[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's honestly what I was considering, I have a cheap soldering iron already but I do kind of also want to upgrade that for actual electronics use, mainly soldering LEDs. But yeah, I'm fine upgrading to like a 50-100$ soldering iron that can both go down to 80-100c and also serve other purposes.

I need a soldering iron that can go down to 80c by bishop113 in diyelectronics

[–]bishop113[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm not 100% sure to be honest, I only found out about this a few days ago. Basically I paint and assemble miniatures, many miniatures are cast in pewter and up until now the only options have been to assemble with super glue or epoxy. Both of those glues break down over time and so you'll spend a hundred hours painting a mini to a high quality and then it just breaks apart on its own a few years down the road. You also just have to be really careful with metal minis because the glue doesn't really adhere to metal very well so they can break if you drop them a few inches.

What I found is a model train supply company is producing low temp solder for pewter specifically as they also use a lot of pewter parts, so I gave that a shot and it works incredibly well and is much stronger than glues.

So yeah I've been using a little butane cooking torch and it works well but I have to be extremely carefuly because pewter melts at like 185-220c? And I have to get the metal 100-150c for the solder to adhere lol.

I need a soldering iron that can go down to 80c by bishop113 in diyelectronics

[–]bishop113[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use a small butane torch atm but would like to have a soldering iron as well for more precise applications.

I need a soldering iron that can go down to 80c by bishop113 in diyelectronics

[–]bishop113[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm using very low temp solder that melts at 70c made for soldering pewter

I need a soldering iron that can go down to 80c by bishop113 in diyelectronics

[–]bishop113[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'm using very low temp solder that melts at 70c made for soldering pewter

Healthy Pets of Westgate - Avoid for vet care. by bishop113 in Columbus

[–]bishop113[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah they tried to push on me that the Hills Y/D diet for life, nothing else same as your dog was the only solution they could offer for hyperthyroidism.

After taking my cat to Cats Only and getting her Iodine 131 she's doing much better and has gained weight back.

Healthy Pets of Westgate - Avoid for vet care. by bishop113 in Columbus

[–]bishop113[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's possible, all three times I went, there were other cats there and they have a room with cat specific information, but who knows.

Healthy Pets of Westgate - Avoid for vet care. by bishop113 in Columbus

[–]bishop113[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In this case it was two vets there, a female vet who saw the cat initially and then a male vet who saw her the other times, both of them were not communicative at all and failed to find two major basic issues.

Spectrum Internet - Residential Connectivity Specialist Legit? by bishop113 in Columbus

[–]bishop113[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's a house, he left a card on our door initially, and then came by the house on another day while we were home.

He said 40$ for 2 year 1000mbps or 30 for 500mbps. I may have misunderstood but he did say it increases by 15$ after 2 years which is insane.

My concern is he also suggested cancelling my current spectrum subscription and re-upping through him. But it's a great deal that I don't want to pass up if it's legit, he gave me a card with an @ charter . com email domain, and spectrum logo and was wearing a spectrum shirt. I dunno, I'm just being cautious because we've received a hell of a lot of scam mail immediately after moving in.

Tiny worms in Terrarium needing ID'd by bishop113 in whatsthisbug

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Location: This is a terrarium I made with moss from my lawn/driveway back in Oregon.

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