I had a couple of parts half soldered together, and I wanted a better
joint.  I didn't want to use an iron because I didn't want to heat the
surrounding areas.  Sounds like a job for a resistance solderer, which I
don't have.

I took the tip off the gun, then took a couple of pieces of #14 copper
wire about 4" long, and bent about 1/2" over double at one end of each
piece, and twisted that end so the tip clamp screws would hold.  I bent
the free ends around to form a sort of pincher, and caught the parts to be
soldered between the wire ends.  I pulled the trigger for a few seconds
and the solder melted and flowed to make a better joint.

So, a soldering gun can be used for resistance soldering.  The major
drawback of the way I did it was that it was pretty inconvenient.  It took
three or four hands and a couple of elbows to hold everything in place to
solder.  It didn't happen this time, but the copper wire tips could have
easily been soldered to the rest of the pieces.

Now that people know that it can be done, maybe somebody will come up with
some better ways to do it.

--
Bill Kaiser
wkai...@mhc.mtholyoke.edu

There are three ways to do a job: good, cheap, and quick.
You can have any two.
A good, cheap job won't be quick.
A good, quick job won't be cheap.
A cheap, quick job won't be good.