USE/CARE OF HANDTOOLS & MEASURING TOOLS - OD1621 - LESSON 2/TASK 1
FIGURE 57.
(a) Clamp the iron in a vise and file the tip faces bright while
the iron is cold (figure 58).
(b) Remove the iron from the vise.
Plug the electric cord into
the outlet and, as the iron heats up, rub flux core solder over the tip
faces every 15 or 20 seconds. At first, the iron will not be hot enough to
FIGURE 58.
FILING TIP OR IRON.
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