After this prep, [Ted] uses a hot soldering iron and a blob of solder, heating it until it sticks. A fair bit of heat is usually needed, because aluminum is a great heat conductor and tends to be ...

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But if we’re being honest, none of us was born with a soldering iron in our hand — ouch ... difference between eutectic alloys and other tin-lead mixes, as well as a little about the ...