Soldering Music Wire - Making Model Plane Landing Gear

[@ronboe6325]

This is a huge help. I'm trying to build a Berkeley Privateer (reliving the same model I tried to build in high school) and finding that between rusty skills with the balsa; the kit assumes a LOT of the builder knowing how to do certain bits - like soldering. My mind was stuck with lead and lead free solder; silver solder was simply off the table! Parts that were common (and older mentors that knew how to do things) back in the '70's are simply not around having been replaced with newer bits. Hoping to use a 3D printer to solve that problem. Will need to review more of you videos so I don't reinvent the wheel too much. :)

[@MarkRobinson555]

Thanks for the comment, pleased you found it helpful 😀

[@billffromnh]

Nice video Mark. I've been soldering brass & music wire with a 50 watt iron since the '70s. I mainly use a 4% silver solder. Wire wrapping a joint sure does make it stronger, no matter if copper or steel wire is used. When a joint is all brass, I find a rosin (resin) flux works okay. For any joints having music wire or any other iron in it, I like to use an acid flux. Our plumbing flux. a paste, must be different than yours. I have some, but don't use it with music wire. I have a couple butane torches, but so far I haven't built anything with them, but merely played with them. I'll have to get them out & try them again.

[@MarkRobinson555]

Thank you for the comentand info, its appreciated

[@terryblackman6217]

All good stuff there Mark. What a great little blow torch, l must get one.

[@MarkRobinson555]

Thank you Terry, appreciated, have a great day, enjoy this lovely weather 😀

[@dennismiller6131]

Thanks Mark. Your videos are always helpful.

[@MarkRobinson555]

Glad you like them! Thanks for the comment

[@DanielMigneault]

So helpful, you make it look easy because well explained, thak you.

[@MarkRobinson555]

Glad it was helpful! Thank you for the comment

[@Elnufo]

This is a very helpful Video, escacially for younger Modelers. Well done.

[@MarkRobinson555]

Really pleased you liked it, thank you very much for the comment 😀

[@robertroe1956]

I think that's soft soldering. However, very well explained. I'm going to look for a clip on silver soldering as I don't know how to do it.

[@MarkRobinson555]

Glad it was helpful, appreciate the comment

[@marcobuonavita2757]

molto ben fatto il video e il lavoro , gia' mi sono provato una volta ed e' venuto bene , ma il tuo lavoro e' eccellente grazie

[@MarkRobinson555]

Grazie mille per il commento, molto apprezzato

[@stevemerrill7430]

Thanks for doing this Mark!

[@MarkRobinson555]

My pleasure!

[@stevemerrill7430]

@@MarkRobinson555 I've never used a torch, or paste flux, but I might have to give that a try!

[@SomeGuyInSandy]

Heh, I literally did this today to beef up the gear on my Multiplex Gemini!

[@MarkRobinson555]

Hope it went well 😀

[@jmullner]

I was able to use this approach to build a landing gear for a Kendinyap electric plane. This is a regular soldering process, not silver solder. Thanks!

[@MarkRobinson555]

Thanks very much, appreciate the comment 😀

[@YumYouYesEyeSee]

good job mark

[@MarkRobinson555]

Thank you very much

[@johnhess351]

Nice, I would've wiped the joint with alcohol or water after sanding, but apparently not necessary

[@alanreynolds2125]

mark that looks like normal lead/tin solder to me!

[@MarkRobinson555]

It could well be, it was my late fathers, so I was not entierly sure of the composition. thanks for the thought, its appreciated

[@bigadd43]

You dont warp it with copper wir ?

[@MarkRobinson555]

No not at all 👍

[@spiroskatsikas]

Great video only thing it's not silver soldering it's tin soldering

[@MarkRobinson555]

Thank you, yes I agree it not silver solder, but not sure of the composition, thanks for the comment 😊

[@spiroskatsikas]

Tin and lead ,usually makes 40 /60 % tin to lead

[@flasheart49]

You sure that's silver solder?

[@MarkRobinson555]

Yes 👍

[@markjohnson5137]

@@MarkRobinson555 doesn't look like silver solder to me as SS normally comers in rods, melting point is around 700c for easy ss, and the flux is potassium salts or fluorides and borates which you generally have to mix up from a white powder. Try melting your solder with a soldering iron, if you can its lead/tin solder

[@MarkCroucherRC4fun]

Useful video but that's not "silver solder" which is entirely different beast.

[@MarkRobinson555]

It could well be, it was my late fathers, so I was not entierly sure of the composition. Thanks for the comment

[@MarkCroucherRC4fun]

@@MarkRobinson555 Its far too soft to be silver solder, silver solder flows at a much higher temperature

[@MarkRobinson555]

Thanks appreciate the comment 🧐