Dernebo Member Joined Mar 7, 2016 Messages 11 Reaction score 1 Location Skelleftea Jun 19, 2016 #1 I'm quite new to soldering stainless and I wonder if it will be possible to desolder an existing TC-ferrule that is silver soldered. Is it possible to get rid of old silver solder?
I'm quite new to soldering stainless and I wonder if it will be possible to desolder an existing TC-ferrule that is silver soldered. Is it possible to get rid of old silver solder?
day_trippr The Central Scruuuutinizer HBT Supporter Joined May 31, 2011 Messages 44,577 Reaction score 32,570 Location Stow, MA Jun 19, 2016 #2 Soldered joints can be unsoldered using heat. Once you have the ferrule removed you can heat the thing you want free of solder and use a damp towel to wipe off all but the last film of solder. At that point mechanical abrasion can remove the rest down to bare metal... Cheers!
Soldered joints can be unsoldered using heat. Once you have the ferrule removed you can heat the thing you want free of solder and use a damp towel to wipe off all but the last film of solder. At that point mechanical abrasion can remove the rest down to bare metal... Cheers!
OP OP Dernebo Member Joined Mar 7, 2016 Messages 11 Reaction score 1 Location Skelleftea Jun 19, 2016 #3 Thankyou. That's what I thought, but better to ask before unsoldering.