Here are the basics. Solder, Flux (the pasty kind), torch, smooth jaw pliers and various clampy things to hold stuff in place. I use a flex tweez and smooth jaw alligator clamps. I am he as you are he as you are me and we are all together. See how they run like pigs from a gun, see how they fly.
Now the madness begins. Can you believe this is only chapter 8? Ahem. Take the smooth jaws and flatten some solder... I'm crying. Sitting on a cornflake, waiting for the van to come.
Like so. Get it nice and thin. Wafer thin. Corporation tee-shirt, stupid bloody Tuesday. Man, you been a naughty boy, you let your face grow long. I am the egg man, they are the egg men.
Chop it into little rectangular flakes. I am the walrus, goo goo g'joob.
Using an old brush smear on the flux. It prepares the surface (makes the solder stick) and acts as a kind of "glue" to hold the little flat solder flakes in place. Mister City Policeman sitting. Pretty little policemen in a row.
Put flux and the solder on the part. You don't need a lot of solder. See how they fly like Lucy in the Sky, see how they run. I'm crying, I'm crying. I'm crying, I'm crying.
Now, take your clampy things and get all...clampy. Make double damn sure parts are where you want 'em. Solder is like super glue for real men. Manly men. (This is a stiffner on the inside of the panel so it will stay straight, BTW). Yellow matter custard, dripping from a dead dog's eye. Crabalocker fishwife, pornographic priestess, Boy, you been a naughty girl you let your knickers down.
Apply the heat. You will see it work. It will wick just like super glue, AND if you only use a little solder you won't have a globby joint. So back off. I am the eggman, they are the eggmen. I am the walrus, goo goo g'joob.
Like so. Sitting in an English garden waiting for the sun. If the sun don't come, you get a tan From standing in the English rain.
This is the other side of the part in the above pic. In order to cut the louvres I needed to use .003 brass, so I needed some support from the back, hence the stiffner, above. I know, shut up already! Gonna attach this to the bonnet...I have put a very small rectangle of solder on the upper right corner. I am the egg man, they are the egg men. I am the walrus, goo goo g'joob g'goo goo g'joob.
Put flux and the solder on the part. You don't need a lot of solder. See how they fly like Lucy in the Sky, see how they run. I'm crying, I'm crying. I'm crying, I'm crying.
Now, take your clampy things and get all...clampy. Make double damn sure parts are where you want 'em. Solder is like super glue for real men. Manly men. (This is a stiffner on the inside of the panel so it will stay straight, BTW). Yellow matter custard, dripping from a dead dog's eye. Crabalocker fishwife, pornographic priestess, Boy, you been a naughty girl you let your knickers down.
Apply the heat. You will see it work. It will wick just like super glue, AND if you only use a little solder you won't have a globby joint. So back off. I am the eggman, they are the eggmen. I am the walrus, goo goo g'joob.
Like so. Sitting in an English garden waiting for the sun. If the sun don't come, you get a tan From standing in the English rain.
This is the other side of the part in the above pic. In order to cut the louvres I needed to use .003 brass, so I needed some support from the back, hence the stiffner, above. I know, shut up already! Gonna attach this to the bonnet...I have put a very small rectangle of solder on the upper right corner. I am the egg man, they are the egg men. I am the walrus, goo goo g'joob g'goo goo g'joob.
Fluxing. Expert text pert choking smokers, Don't you think the joker laughs at you? See how they smile like pigs in a sty.....
Holding with clippy. Clippy on a sticky. See how they snide. I'm crying.
The trick with the torch is to only hold it on the spot long enough to blast the solder at that spot. If you are quick, you won't pop the other joints. Semolina pilchard, climbing up the Eiffel Tower. Elementary penguin singing Hari Krishna. Man, you should have seen them kicking Edgar Allan Poe.
Nice thing about brass is, it's very durable. I have found the handleability makes up for the time up front in fabrication. I am the egg man, they are the egg men.
Putting the model together keeps me going. I am the walrus, goo goo g'joob g'goo goo g'joob. Goo goo g'joob g'goo goo g'joob g'goo. See you in Chapter 9!
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