01-25-2008, 05:17 AM
The wet cloth wiping makes sense to me. Back when I was in electronics schooling, we used to "tin" our soldering irons, by coating them with solder then wiping it on a wet sponge. I remember taking note of how smooth and shiny they were from it.
As for the tin itself, I was perusing through one of my many flyers that I received today and noticed something of interest. While browsing through the reloading section, I stumbled across a sale on bullet casting alloy. I didn't expect too, but I noticed that they actually sell pure tin. Currently 29.99 for a 2lb ingot. I was surprised to see it without being premixed into lead.
Not sure how that price compares with what else is out there, but if anyone's interested, here's a link:
[url:1n7n0r5s]http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/showproduct?saleitemid=856328&t=11082005[/url]
As for the tin itself, I was perusing through one of my many flyers that I received today and noticed something of interest. While browsing through the reloading section, I stumbled across a sale on bullet casting alloy. I didn't expect too, but I noticed that they actually sell pure tin. Currently 29.99 for a 2lb ingot. I was surprised to see it without being premixed into lead.
Not sure how that price compares with what else is out there, but if anyone's interested, here's a link:
[url:1n7n0r5s]http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/showproduct?saleitemid=856328&t=11082005[/url]
Marcus Julius Germanus
m.k.a. Brian Biesemeyer
S.P.Q.A.
m.k.a. Brian Biesemeyer
S.P.Q.A.
