Now I have a garage full of craft supplies and I probably shouldn't have binge-watched so many craft videos.

@sabrinatscha2554

9 ай бұрын

I wish I could afford supplies

That is the most original soldering iron stand I've seen in my entire life. I love it.

Using a conch shell as a soldering iron stand. Brilliant!

@strix501

13 күн бұрын

Fanciest soldering iron stand i've ever seen

Oh, I missed this one! Now, a few of the details of the Gator build makes much more sense. Thanks

Most extensive video on wire frame making thank you for not being greedy with your trade “secrets”

This might be 4 years too late but Xuron makes a double flush cutter that I think would be great for this application. Leaves both ends perfectly flush. Very affordable as well, I think I paid around $15 for mine

Great tips. Especially the pulling straight.

True DIY with all the genius details. Thanks for sharing.

This video shows Eric with a lot of practice and experience. Great video to watch for all fine craftsmen. I'm recycling a couple of old extension cords and stripping the braded copper out of them. I'm using the wires to do a four strand braided rope. I started with one project in mind and notice how pretty the braid looked and thought, bracelet. This video gave me confidence in joining the two ends.

Thanks for this tutorial showing how to build these different shapes. I've been trying to imagine how to make a perfect wire circle for too long, it's about time I watched how it is done.

love your work mate . your voice is easy to understand not in a hurry just plain easy to do job . because of you explaining it so clearly i going to start learning to solder myself i think the possibilitys is so big wat can be made . sweet show . hope u do another one like it. . love the scale stuff u teach . awsome

Eric, Thank you! You are a fantastic Teacher-Designer!

THANK YOU !! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU. I can move forward with an idea I've had for years now that you've cleared up so much for me. And I also LOVE your use of the shell for a sort of third-hand. I will follow suit!

Thank you, Eric! I have modelled a few bits and pieces from wire but I didn’t start with basic geometric shapes to practise. The results were decent but your videos should be required viewing for art and creative crafts students in order to tune their projects to the maximum.

I have watched probably 30+ video, (Not all the way through of course) I almost gave up - kept scrolling, looking, changing "search" wording etc, and yours is the only one that finally showed what I wanted to see! Wonderful video! I just wanted to know how to solder copper wire to copper wire, what solder to use, and how to do it. I got bits and pieces of info here and there - but yours covered it all. Thanks so much for sharing - I will start all over tomorrow. :)

Thank you! Your tutorial is wonderful and just what I needed!!

I use both flux and flux core solder- makes a better connection and also solder flows to the heat- so I apply the heat to the backside since my connections must be airtight to keep product in the tubing. Thanks for the videos, even having done my craft for 4 decades I still learn every day.

Thank you for the idea It really helps me to do my project in school I love your own designs ❤

This was great, and it is one of the best demonstrative videos I've seen thus far!

@EricStrebel

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

Hello and greetings from Germany, this is so nice, I will try that as a gift for my husband as a sculpture set on his office desk! Thanks for this video and the time you take to teach us. 👍💪✌️🌞🍀

Glad I found this guy, Very interesting.

wow, this video quality production and direction is great. thanks

Super informative I Love knowing the reason for each step you make.

Another tip. :) Try using some " La-Co Regular Soldering Flux Paste ". It pretty much eliminates the need to prep the metal before soldering. As an experiment, I've used it on heavily oxidized copper pipe without sanding or any other surface prep and it resulted in airtight joints.

I love your videos! Thank you so much for sharing this knowledge and the for time invested in making them!

@EricStrebel

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

Brilliant. Exactly what I needed. Thanks.

Thank you for explaining the basics. I am trying to make lampshades out of wire. It is not working, but now I have a better idea!

I have just started to watch your vids and my grades in architecture are much better.thanks for everything😇

love this! thanks for sharing.

Excellent, you just earned another subscriber

This video just saved me on an architecture modeling project due next week. THANK YOU so much!!!

@EricStrebel

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome, good luck on your project. Feel free to share on social media with the world. Much appreciated

@ignaciob5203

2 жыл бұрын

@@EricStrebel I'm starting to study a bit of architecture as a recreational activity before finishing high school . And man , your videos are good to watch now that I'm considering on studying this for real .

Awesome video. Very informative, thank you.

Just what I needed, thank you very much.

Exactly what i am looking for. Thanks

Your skills and talent have tickled my inspiration bone

@EricStrebel

Жыл бұрын

😃👍

Hi. My first time. I’m looking to learn to make items I can sell using your techniques. I’m disabled and cannot work but I need to make income to live on. I’m hoping by watching you I can learn my way to earning. Thank you.

thank you, it's pure awesome video great instruction, and detail.

Awesome video! Brass has become a very under-rated material in the shop. Side note, I noticed your iron getting a little blobby and crusty with the solder, see about getting some Hakko FS-100 solder paste. It will clean up your iron tip like new, and give you better heat conduction. Just dip your iron in for a second, let it cook in the air for about 10 seconds, wipe, and re-tin with fresh solder. Cheap item that lasts forever, and highly suggested for anyone soldering. From your friendly certified soldering tech.

This is brilliant! Thank you!

Good tips. Thank you for sharing.

Your a great teacher!! I’m trying to figure out how to make a lampshade frame. Going to try some of your techniques. Thanks for sharing.

@EricStrebel

2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome, good luck, get a good soldering iron and use lots of flux

You're a champion!

Nice vid' Eric. When I was taught metal working at school, they showed us how to straighten wire by twisting it, {rotating} it, when you have the wire stretched out. Do try it. IIt works a treat. Cheers Steve. 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

@EricStrebel

3 жыл бұрын

I will. Thanks 👍

I plan to use these methods to turn abandoned bandit sign wire frames to be vegetable cages for my garden. I'm no welder but pretty familiar with soldering. Thanks!

@EricStrebel

2 жыл бұрын

Best of luck with your project

Extremely nice

Good video well done what I needed for my project

NEAT. Now I'd like to do mini terrariums

Thank you! this is the answer for my question 😃 I do hand made jewelry and was wondering if you could reinforced some ends/joints by soldering and I just saw that it is possible!

thank you so much for this video!

First of all THANK YOU for this video!!!! I do have a quick question - what kind of "welding rod" Did you use for making the transition for the circle you made with the brass tube? (When i look online there are too many kinds to choose from 😕

Once you get it all put together, what do you use to smooth the solder joints? Files? Sandpaper?

Thanks, this is exactly what I was looking for.

@EricStrebel

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, best of luck with your project

@EricStrebel

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, best of luck with your project

@EricStrebel

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, best of luck with your project

Just subsribed. So cool. Learned some awesome tips and ideas. Thank you so much❤🎸. Rock on

@EricStrebel

11 ай бұрын

Rock on!

glue some acrylic add hinges and a very nice decorative display box or custom terrarium!

thank a lot

Your the man

Wanting to make a mini cabinet set for a concept, but have only ever done jewelry soldering. This will help with the ironwood look I want. Thank you!

@Mekeweissame

3 жыл бұрын

This sounds like it’s gonna look really cool! Do you share your crafts on insta?

@EricStrebel

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, really dislike that platform but feel free to follow me there instagram.com/botzendesign on twitter as well @botzendesign

Tips to make it easier and maybe better. 63/37 solder is "eutectic" and never produces a cold joint. It is ideal. The Kester #2331-zx flux pen is fantastic and solder will wet really well. The flux washes off in water. Poke your iron into a brass sponge frequently before you solder. I cut that brass tubing by rolling under an Exacto blade.

@EricStrebel

4 жыл бұрын

Great, useful information. Much appreciated

@sjtonic

4 жыл бұрын

Seconded using of flux. Either no clean flux or water clean flux. It would drastically improve solder "flow" during tinning and actual soldering.

making that extruded hexagon as a total noob at this, is rather hard AF, i tried a pyramid , then a cube, after a few of those, i found confidence to do the hexagon u did...

@drbelli

3 жыл бұрын

now im making a scale model chassis of a 1:24 urban vehicle i dream of making someday

I've found that the flux in the core is usually not enough. Flux is cheap, so you can take a bit of it in a stick and put it all around the joint. It works the same if not better.

Hey Eric How does this work with galvanized wire? Thanks Kev

I want to solder a brass frame, but the end finish requires a complete brass color finish (no tin). How do I do this?

Great video. I am going to try make a model using brass

@EricStrebel

4 жыл бұрын

Fantastic post on social media with @botzendesign.

@darrentinman6994

4 жыл бұрын

@@EricStrebel i have had a little practice with some brass from old locks i had. I have been trying to source some brass square tube to try with that but at the moment i cant seem to find what i am after (i am in the uk) so i might look into using some brass rod instead and use brass plate where i need it

Great. Sucess!

wow thank you so much

@EricStrebel

3 жыл бұрын

You are most welcome

Can we a solder wires to have the hollow tubing, hollow all the way through.

Hi! Can use soldering metal for jointing GI wire?

Hola solidas con cautín ,???o q tipo de soldadura es???buen video!!!!!

Great soddering.

I'd suggest you pickup a cheapo steel/brass dish scrubber for cleaning off solder, and stick it in a halved can. Just stab the soldering iron into it to clean it rather than smacking the iron, since that splatters molten lead solder everywhere.

@EricStrebel

4 жыл бұрын

Okay, I like that idea

It will be working as lamp shade? Is it strong enough?

Does anybody know how to fix a vintage 1970's Pyrex metal cradle? The "weld" point separated, and I don't know how to fix it. It's just thin metal rods that looks like it was put together like log end in a cabin.

New Subscriber 🤗🤗

Really useful video, thanks. I've been testing out some 2mm aluminium wire to make some models. It's very malleable and so I can easily crush the shape once I've got what I want. Do you suggest using brass instead to stop this from happening? What other wires can be soldered?

@EricStrebel

4 жыл бұрын

Cooper wire works best, good luck

Does the rosin solder have lead? Should you wear a mask or have some kind of ventilation?

I am glad you made this video. I have three soldering guns and am terrible at soldering. I will try again because of you!! Why tube brass instead of solid brass rods?

@EricStrebel

Жыл бұрын

Cheaper, lighter....

@jamesjones762

Жыл бұрын

Got it. I bought the telescoping sets off of Amazon. Better type?

Also Love that fret bender - such a good idea! Do you think one of those would bend a 6 or 8 gauge wire?

@EricStrebel

2 жыл бұрын

Possibly

I wanted to use iron wires but the tin isn't sticking even after sand paper and i even put the flux paste to remove oxidation but wont stick

why some people use the fire torch instead? (not sure this is the name) and I have also seen people putting like a paste before on the part that will be solder....

Your excellent voice and the clarity of demonstration, with natural sounds would be even better without the ?music?

Hi there can you use any wire ? I’m only new at this lol

How to make a cube (slot car roll cage) 10:13

i loved this video. the solder would leave silver color on the model. is there any way we can make it look like brass or copper.

@xtonybaloneyx

3 жыл бұрын

still wondering the same, i think using a brass solder could possibly work; but its been 33 dollars on amazon for a while and a little much for me to try.

@BlakbirdTV.

2 жыл бұрын

Repaint the sculpture, with same color of copper

Hi. I solder frames on a 2d plane for my jewelry making. Is there a reason you are using a small soldering iron instead of a torch? Using a small butane torch and some silver solder you would get much cleaner, stronger, solder joints using less material.

@EricStrebel

3 жыл бұрын

Don't own a torch

Thanks, this is helpful. When you say pre-"tin" (3:55), does that just mean putting a little bit of solder on the wire before assembling the joint? The term "tin" is confusing me here.

@EricStrebel

Жыл бұрын

Correct

Eric, is it possible to solder steel rod as well, or just the copper/brass rods? I assume you'd need to braze when you're using steel.

@EricStrebel

3 жыл бұрын

Just get it hot enough and you should be able to solder to it, clean it real well

Great tutorial. Thanks for sharing. How long have you been doing this?

@EricStrebel

4 жыл бұрын

30 Plus years...wow, that's a long time

Hi! Not sure if you still read this, but its really hard to find any info on my question: What type of wire should i use for soldering, if I dont want to use brass/cant get a variety of brass wire? Can i solder "steel" wire, if so what type of steel wire should I get? cheers, Felix

@EricStrebel

3 жыл бұрын

Should work, test it to find out.

Hi Eric, could you weld the brass together without using the welding rod? Also I failed to straighten my copper wire which is 1,2 mm thick, i followed your steps. What can i do? Thanks for this awesome video

@gorez2267

2 жыл бұрын

Also do you think it is possible to make triangles with nice edges using brass tubes? Thanks ☺️

@EricStrebel

2 жыл бұрын

Yes

Where did you buy the rolling mill machine? It is not listed in the description. Thanks.

@Patch978

3 жыл бұрын

Found it. Thanks! Missed it the first time.

I want to make a roll cage for a RC crawler and I'm thinking about copper tubing. Any down sides of using copper tubing?

@EricStrebel

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, it's soft. This makes it easy to work with of course but it can be easily deformed or damaged

I would like comment as to the type of solder recommended with thin copper wire, say 1-MM, 18GA wire. I have several hoops to form around 4.5-IN dia X 12-IN tall Silo replicas (3/8-IN replicas). I plan to use twisted end loops, soldered as small couplers are not available. Silver solder was suggested for use, ?. I have crafted the wooden mortise tenon barn these were with. Your comments and time are appreciatted.

@EricStrebel

10 ай бұрын

Silver solder would work, a bit overkill for a model, but it should work

@greghetzler9266

10 ай бұрын

@@EricStrebel Thank you.

Would it nit be easier to solder using a small flame torch?..im a dental technician and solder certain dental appliances with mini gas flame, gr8 btw👍

@EricStrebel

3 ай бұрын

Dunno, never tried that

QUESTION 40 WATTS SOLDERING IRON IS ENOUGH TO JOINT?

Is there a way to paint over the silver part? Recommend anything to make the structure all the same color?

@supergiantbubbles

2 жыл бұрын

If you sand and clean a model made with the techniques in this video, it could be painted with most any spray paint or paint designed for metal. Any paint at all would work if you first prime it correctly. There are better soldering instructional videos out there though. This one is okay to give some basic concepts, but there are some pretty basic flaws too. The poor end results speak for themselves (not to knock Eric, I know how difficult it is to do delicate work behind a camera).

@EricStrebel

2 жыл бұрын

I have since upgraded my soldering iron, that makes a huge difference in the finish product.Makes way better clean joints

Hi Eric. Can this soldering technique be used for solid 3mm copper wire... or do I need to braze?

@EricStrebel

3 жыл бұрын

Try and see if your heat source is powerful enough

@paulwilliamsart

3 жыл бұрын

@@EricStrebel Many thanks

Would this method be strong enough to make frames for stained glass?

@EricStrebel

Жыл бұрын

Possibly

What type of wire did you use for the car shown at the very beginning of the video. It doesn't look like copper. Is it steel? Do you use rosin core solder for that?

@EricStrebel

Жыл бұрын

Brass tubing from k&s

@cchemmes-seeseeart3948

Жыл бұрын

@@EricStrebel Thanks!

@cchemmes-seeseeart3948

Жыл бұрын

@@EricStrebel why does it look like thin wire, rather than tubing? the wheels look like the tubing to me, but part of it looks like wire?

Can I make lampshade frame like this? Would it be strong enough joint? Thanks

@EricStrebel

3 ай бұрын

Theoretically yes

@pdokoonline

3 ай бұрын

What kind of wire is best and strongest joint on this way for this purpose...

I'm having a hell of a time just putting two pieces of copper together. I pre-tinned, but maybe too much? Does the shape of the tip matter? I only have a cone tip, but I can get a flat one if that would be better (it's what I saw you use). I shouldn't need flux with flux core solder, right?

@EricStrebel

2 жыл бұрын

Sanding and extra flux never hurts

@aprildegele1510

2 жыл бұрын

@@EricStrebel Sanded almost down to do-overs and fluxed again. Tried with both liquid and paste (not at the same time or in the same place). Am I possibly being too impatient not waiting until the iron is hot enough? I got a better iron and a flat tip, and the best I can do is to melt a blob of solder on the iron and then place it. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. I can feel when the solder melts because it sinks into the piece, and I can make one really good pass that's smooth. But then when it cools, it comes apart. Using rosin core solder doesn't help. Noting flows. It just blobs. Not getting any flow into the actual joint. DId I mention this is my first soldering try and I suck just like any newby? HELP?? Is it just a matter of practice and a good tip (because mine seems to be disintegrating).

@EricStrebel

2 жыл бұрын

Seems like not enough heat in the metal, get it good and hot, then Add the solder, you might need a torch if your metal had a lot of mass

@aprildegele1510

2 жыл бұрын

@@EricStrebel Thanks, but I think I solved my own problem. Watched the video again and ... silver. I cheaped out and used tin/lead ... chemistry counts. Geez. I knew that.

@aprildegele1510

2 жыл бұрын

@@EricStrebel It doesn't. Just 1.39mm square 99% copper.