Tinplate Girl #8: Soldering tinplate

[@tfriedmann5908]

This tutorial is super easy to follow and really helps an absolute beginner get the scope of what goes into tin soldering. Thank you!!

[@sparklylittlechicken]

Tinplategirl, this video seriously changed my life. You made soldering seem so simple, I'm finally making the jewelry I've wanted to make my whole life. Thank you for breaking it down and inspiring other girls to create!

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@Kyng Adrian instablaster :)

[@JoseMendez-ly3ff]

It took me a long time, but I finally found the video that is simple and at the same time great. Thank you Timplategirl.

[@chrismurray7094]

I' be been trawling through videos on soldering all morning; this is the best introduction I have found. And no annoying music; we that a relief!

[@markwoodcock01]

Started soldering at 60… thank you for your EXCELLENT video, so much information and your teaching style is brilliant 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@garyheinemeyer126]

I’ve never commented on a KZbin video before but I am compelled to do so now. Your video is fantastic!! You present concise instructions and clear explanations of what to do and how. You are a model to do-it-yourselfers. Thank you for your video and the help it provided me!!

[@gregmoore57]

you are personable, easy to follow and not only do good work- but make very effective videos of what you love to do! A rare combination!! Thanks

[@gustavgnoettgen]

I soldered in two schools. Your video is far better than the teaching we got there, your explanations and footage should spare any beginner about four weeks of bad education. Thank you! ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️

[@jojobean2020]

I wanted to know how to solder tin and this video was excellent. I have no experience at all but I am going to try it, Thank you so much for posting it!

[@vinnieoakes337]

I've been contemplating a craft project which would require soldering. Your video has given me the confidence to move forward. You are an excellent teacher/communicator. Many thanks for generously sharing your knowledge.

[@rpeek]

Not only an educational video but a very entertaining one too. I learned a great deal and look forward to using my soldering iron much better than I ever have before.

[@teresamcdonnell9095]

What a great video. Full of good info, clearly and simply explained. Perfect for beginners. Tinplate Girl comes off as earnest, knowledgeable and relatable. Thanks so much!

[@damian_madmansnest]

Thanks for such a perfect explanation! Clear and at a nice pace, really enjoyed it. An old video that never gets old.

[@swannerman45]

Love this video. You explain everything clearly and concisely! Such a refreshing change from most of the drivel that's put out there. Subscribed!

[@benzacct1]

I love your presentation! Informed yet simple to the point. 🎉😊

[@carldavid1558]

Thanks for the great explanation of the techniques. I’m trying to repair an old planter that has some rust holes. Your video has helped. Well done.

[@pheenix42]

Got myself a good soldering iron just today, thanks to you. Hope to be making things soon!

[@mariotrigonis7866]

Thank you for the wealth of info! You are an excellent instructor. Keep up the great work!

[@ashtonc8764]

I was feeling a bit nervous about attempting to solder and now I can't wait. thank you for this video!!

[@ET_AYY_LMAO]

Really nice video! Good techniques, cant wait to try it out! Thanks for sharing!

[@Rabadabeyoo]

Its rare to see someone solder properly; and you are very good. A very useful video!

[@oscarjones5773]

Very educational and well done video. Thank you. Now to repair my grandparents antique oil lamp!

[@mbeysa]

Good video. I would add a couple of things tho'. On safety you should remember that if you are working with 60/40 solder, that 40% is lead and that smoke that flowing up is 40% lead. You don't want to be breathing that. Secondly, take a tissue with some alcohol on it and wipe about 2 - 3 inches of solder on a spool. That crud you see contain lead.That is what is on your finger-tips if you are holding the solder. If you clean the solder with alcohol before use you will remove some of the crud which will also help with solder flow. I hope this helps.

[@alphadeicide7491]

thank you so much. i was doing somethings right and somethings wrong. your video helped me go back to basics and my joints immediately improved.

[@AZ_sunshine]

excellent details - i am a newbie and appreciate all the time you took to cover the basics in detail. thanks again for your time and for sharing your expertise.

[@rsc131977]

by far some of the best tips i have seen yet, great vid.

[@richardsilva-spokane3436]

Wow!!! Excellent information and presentation! You showed examples of exactly what I’m working on! Thank you!!!

[@BobSeal]

Tinplategirl and dad . . . Thanks for making these tutorials. Very useful information well presented.

[@wilborth5th]

WHAT A HECK WHY IS THIS VIDEO NOT HITTING MILLIONS OF VIEWS, SHE DIS A GREAT JOB MAKING IT, HEY KZbin CUT THE CRAP HELP THIS GIRL THIS VIDEO NEEDS TO BE SEEN IS GREAT LEARNING AND IS FREAKING FREE, THANK YOU TINPLATEGIRL YOU'RE AWSOME

[@jeric_synergy8581]

Good stuff: I esp. appreciated the illustration of different types of joints.

[@aesixreficul6964]

This has been a very informative video with plenty of usable data.

[@dallott]

I loved your video tinplategirl, very helpful and informative. Cheers!

[@angiereon3527]

New subscriber and New to soldering. Great video! I learned a lot!

[@chox2001]

This video is so helpful and has a good number of views. Do you still monitor your channel

[@gaetanproductions]

Hey, great video, nice clean and precise, thanks for posting ! Helped me a lot in my first steps of soldering.

[@Sunshine01031]

Awesome video! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge!

[@bowfinchaos]

Have to agree with the person who pointed out heating galvanized steel can be dangerous. Overall love the videos though and wish you were still making them. Most soldering videos seem to be electronics and stained glass. Most of the ones with jewelry seem to be brazing with an acetylene torch, which I don't really want to mess with at this time. Nice to see videos on your channel about making cool things without expensive tools or materials.

[@daleburrell6273]

Bowfinchaos Soldering and brazing are two completely different propositions!!

[@bullirons]

I Love You TinplateGirl ! This video is awesome and super helpful !

[@sgtvetter]

Amazing & informative. Thank you so much for enlightening this old brain. You are truly blessed with skills and beauty.

[@trinitytwo14992]

Tinplate girl, thanks for your videos. How do you clean tin cans that have had cooking oil used in them?

[@wanderleyapparecidovieira2282]

Very useful informations, it was donne in 2011,where are you Soldering Lady?

[@1crazynordlander]

Thanks I appreciate this. I solder some galvanized leaves to metal wire. It wasn't a good experience. Silver solder does not work well. I found some lead rosin core I use for wiring and that was okay. Can you get lead based solder anymore? Thanks Kevin

[@BrassLock]

I can get lead/tin solder in 2021 which has the same ratio of lead that Tinplate Girl described. So the answer is yes.

[@1crazynordlander]

@@BrassLock Thanks! Good to know!

[@BrassLock]

@@1crazynordlander You could try your local "Two Dollar Shop" where they sell stuff imported really cheap from China. I am in Thailand and our "Twenty Baht Shop" always has soldering irons (40 Watt), Flux Paste and Resin Core Solder for sale. But if you go to Auto Electrics or Electrical Suppliers, or Electronic Hobby Shops, they should have similar supplies too. Of course the online places like Banggood, Lazada, Shopee etc will also list heaps of options.

[@1crazynordlander]

@@BrassLock Thanks again!

[@Watcherrye]

Excellent tutorial. Thank you tons!!

[@daleburrell6273]

The soldering iron you are using was meant for soldering electronic components- although it will work for small metalworking projects too.

[@tonystone3397]

Great advice there, thanks for sharing.

[@gasonthebrain3738]

Really good video. Loved it. Thanks

[@wburns651]

Tinplategirl, I'm loving your videos! I am trying to attach metal pieces to food and coffee tin cans for birdhouses. Will this soldering work on tin cans and food cans that are not necessarily tin (maybe steel)?

[@tinplategirl]

Hi Wendy. Almost all food cans ARE steel, not tin. They're just plated with a thin layer of tin. So, yes, you can solder steel foot cans. All you need to be careful of is those that are lined with a thin layer of plastic. You'll need to sand or file away the plastic before you can solder to it. Good luck with your birdhouses! -- Tinplate Girl

[@neelinwilson7707]

Thanks so much. A great way to get up to speed on a new technique.

[@goolowjon]

Thanks so much. Great video!

[@TechTins_Projects]

I would suggest always, always, always wear a mask to at least filter the fine particles. It is the fine particles that are dangerous. The problem is the damage may not surface until many years later. Please do not breath this stuff in. I also wear thin surgeons latex gloves when ever I crack open the iron. That ensures you do not get lead residue on your hands. Great video BTW!

[@TechTins_Projects]

***** I do hope you and your family can get over this. I had a great older friend who I looked up to who introduced me to electronics. He would solder up equipment all day long in his shed and he never bothered with masks or gloves and would even eat his meals out there. He built some amazing stuff. His son would also stay out there with him for hours on end. The interest was all encompassing for him. It was his big passion for about 30 years. A few years ago, both he and his son died of lung cancer within a year of each other. It was devastating for his family and for me. Can't prove it, but I am certain it was due to all the time he spent in that un-ventilated shed with his son. In those days no one talked about the hazards. We did not even know it was a problem. I have worn a mask and gloves ever since.

[@w3llhard]

+None Ya Shush now, adults are talking.

[@wayneashby5030]

+Mike Brink, Good advice. I'm curious, where they smokers too?

[@bill1363]

Pretty cool craft!

[@iansmith7929]

That is a nice little tutorial, thank you very much!

[@r.rouchonimages7419]

I know if I ever learn to do this properly ill love it but I am missing stunting it keeps beading the solder does like it's running from the aluminum, what would cause this? any help would be appreciated

[@leverettrailfan5414]

Aluminum is not called tinplate- for a reason! Aluminum is not solderable- sort of like with oil and water, solder and aluminum will not mix. Tinplate is usually made of steel, which will solder. Make sure that your construction material will work for your means! Alternatively, you could try 'tab and slot' construction, a method used on old tin toys, where parts are joined by little metal tabs being inserted through slots in a mating part, then folded over to secure. But it is important to remember that unlike a solder joint, a tab joint can only be taken apart and put back together a few times, before the stress breaks the metal. Thus, it will only be a viable construction technique for permanent joints.

[@daleburrell6273]

Leverettrailfan You are only PARTLY right...aluminum CAN be soldered- but it's not easy! It's a HECK of a lot of easier to work with tinplate! A big advantage of aluminum, is that aluminum DOESN'T rust-!

[@catherinemacias5337]

This was AWESOME!!! Thank you!

[@akashbhattacharya7458]

Will this work on joining mini gas cylinders and leak proof😁

[@automatamagazine3095]

No. Don't use soft soldering on pressure vessels. The joint is too weak.

[@yetanotherperson6436]

If you use lead free solder can you still use one of those basic stick style soldering irons? Thanks.

[@tinplategirl]

Yes you can. However, the lead-free solder doesn't flow as nicely as tin-lead solder. Also, if you've been using your soldering iron with tin-lead solder, you'll want to clean off ALL the solder before using the lead free, or you can contaminate it. --Tinplate Girl

[@yetanotherperson6436]

@@tinplategirl Thank you for your reply. It's an old video so I didn't expect one. Your answer is very helpful. I have been wondering if the stick type iron would get hot enough. I have found it difficult to find this information.

[@atomicboy1945]

what is the difference between dark-colored (looks like an automobile grease) soldering paste and paste flux?

[@vijaybhoir7052]

Very nicely explained....thanku very much maam....

[@kaboom-zf2bl]

you could also do a mortise and tenon ... just do a square tooth pattern down the butt joint seem and solder the pins going through make a stronger join ... ok not a large amount BUTT you can smooth the bottom and have maximum solder holding the joint together

[@doghelper-uk1us]

Thank you. I feel like I can do it!

[@tinplategirl]

@ignoredyoualready You can certainly use a more powerful iron, but we've found that 30w meets our needs. Depending on how your particular metal disperses heat, you may need to adjust the time you hold your iron to the metal in order to get the right bond. Good luck!

[@daleburrell6273]

tinplategirl Another consideration, is that higher wattage irons tend to be bigger and heavier- as a result, they require more effort to use. It's all a matter of using the right tool for the job.

[@kilnprabu]

are you using the same led used or your using different aluminium rod

[@automatamagazine3095]

Soldering aluminum requires an entirely different process. It's not easy. This video is for tinplate, brass, and copper (but mostly tinplate).

[@ignoredyoualready]

After watching this video, I tried to do it myself and well... damn! You make it look easy! I had all sorts of trouble, maybe a 30w iron isn't enough?

[@daleburrell6273]

Kez Old Work It depends on what you are trying to do.

[@erossatelitaltv]

hola amigo tengo un soldador marca weller SP40NKUS pero en el primer uso cuando estañaba la punta esta al limpiarla se le cayo o eso creo el recubrimiento y no quiere aderirce el estaño que debo hacer... o es verdad que este es el mal de esta marca weller???

[@KnowEverythin]

How many watt solder require to join a 2mm tin plate?

[@coldpak82]

Great Video, You said and show thing's I never knew.Thank-you

[@flybywirekennel]

would this work with aluminium?

[@alexandregadret]

AWESOME! Thank you.

[@kamahik]

Excellent videos:-) keep up the good work.

[@johnmitchelljr]

Well done. Thank you.

[@kilnprabu]

mam what type of flux your using

[@danl.l.7031]

Thanks. Great explanations.

[@fdc313]

I have a 100 fixed watt soldering iron, is that too much for Soldering tinplate?

[@daleburrell6273]

fdc313 Absolutely not!! In fact, having a 100 watt iron means that you can solder larger pieces of metal than is possible using the soldering iron used in the video.

[@user-oe9xe5ev8ymazen]

Thank you dear 💐

[@kaboom-zf2bl]

or you can heat the tin up in a stove or campstove ... and then use acetone on them to remove the ink fast ... the heat removes the varnish they coat the cans with inside and out ... inside is food safe outside might not be

[@anthonywilliams454]

Makes me want to practice!

[@telosfd]

How many watts isyour soldering gun?

[@steelreserve1000]

Careful with that galvanized it releases zinc fumes when heated.

[@lsamuels919]

Great info . Check out your shadow 😊 angel wings.

[@TheLastRealPatriot]

Great video, very detailed.

[@markclark3694]

Excellent presentations

[@DanielTorres-rw2rz]

"Good question!, I dont know the answer!"😂

[@locogresle]

Helped me a lot. Thank you!!!

[@sonalibag8273]

I want you girls give a link in your next video on soldering so that I can buy a soldering paste like you Help me to buy.

[@daleburrell6273]

Best Android phone The soldering paste is available at a hardware store or a home improvement store- just look in the plumbing supplies area.

[@strayS2K]

Nicely done.

[@kedgarmuk1010]

Great😊 more videos Pliz.

[@Tsonontowan]

Thanks!

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WOW! that's answered all my questions. You've made a really slick video here . . . and now I have a crush 8)

[@1951francis]

great job ,thank you

[@Johnny-jn5kf]

Good job thank you

[@Gary6695]

Thanks

[@yasirwazir567]

Why no more new videos?

[@christinebridges5700]

👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@miadulislam206]

i dont know how to say thanks to you... cause i get many answer of my question in this video........ infinity amounts of thanks to you..........

[@LisaShannon1]

thank you thank you thank you!

[@johnlaplante8626]

Is that a wig?

[@georgecherry9451]

Great presentation. Very cute too!

[@asdrubalio]

Nice video :)

[@maggiemurray8522]

Please make more videos 🇨🇦

[@daleburrell6273]

There's an old saying: "NOTHING solders like SOLDER!" THAT'S why a coating of solder is far easier to solder than tin plating.