HAND SOLDERING 1944 SOLDERING IRON TRAINING FILM 54014

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  • “Hand Soldering” is a 1944 US Office of Education black-and-white training film providing theories of soldering including how to prepare soldering irons and torches, how to clean and prepare the works, and details on how to fasten joints, solder wire and lug joints, as well as ways to seal seams. Opening with an explanation of what is soldering and a scene of a worker in action, the film features an animation (mark 01:10) detailing the changes occurring to metal during the process. Various types of soldering irons and solder (a fusible metal alloy used to create a permanent bond between metal workpieces) are introduced at mark 02:37 while a factory worker is shown properly securing a soldering iron before going to work. The film continues as workers perform various tasks with soldering irons as the narrator offers detailed explanations for each step of the process. Near mark 08:00 we’re presented with safety tips such as the importance of wearing safety glasses, when to wear gloves, and how to keep an iron in a safety cage when not in use, as those steps also play out on the screen and additional soldering techniques are illustrated. Methods for soldering with a torch play out starting at mark 11:09 and continuing through the end of the training film.
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  • @itsjustme5381
    @itsjustme5381 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks!

    • @PeriscopeFilm
      @PeriscopeFilm  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks so much. Contributions like this help us scan and post more rare content! Take a deep dive on our submarine of filmic preservation at Patreon.com/PeriscopeFilm

  • @cobra5088
    @cobra5088 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1058

    This 77 year old film on how to solder is better than any of the how to solder videos ive seen done in the last 20 years.

    • @paulwomack5866
      @paulwomack5866 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      How about from the 80s, to aerospace standards? This is a for-real training series.
      It's a little slow going, but the info is great. To be honest, the full techniques they show are overkill for hobby work, but you can always cut a few corners.
      th-cam.com/play/PL926EC0F1F93C1837.html

    • @tookitogo
      @tookitogo ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I think that the Pace videos linked by ​@@paulwomack5866 are hands-down the best soldering tutorial I have ever found.

    • @vanamq1648
      @vanamq1648 ปีที่แล้ว

      Right gttf5rety5y5h

    • @oldcomps
      @oldcomps ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Then you’ve been watching the wrong videos. It’s actually has silly errors.

    • @codyserucsak2501
      @codyserucsak2501 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Heck a few years ago i watched a old video on transistors and then i understand them better. Somehow a video from the 50s made more sense

  • @nickdryad
    @nickdryad ปีที่แล้ว +109

    I love the fact that there is no background music. It’s usually really annoying. I’d give this an Academy Award

    • @breandanh4912
      @breandanh4912 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      This deserves an Academy Award not only for the content but because people actually watched it.

    • @aragon2235
      @aragon2235 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same

    • @Suzuki_Hiakura
      @Suzuki_Hiakura 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      There was no need at the time. You heard only what you needed to hear and saw only what you needed to see, no need for sensory overload or some other method of keeping a viewer's attention. It is a lost art in my opinion. I hope these videos persevere for many years to come.

    • @pauljarine
      @pauljarine 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I hear R Scott’s Powerhouse.

  • @CorvinusIratus
    @CorvinusIratus ปีที่แล้ว +211

    It never ceases to amaze me how these instructional films from 80 years ago are so much more clear and informative than the stuff produced today.

    • @user2C47
      @user2C47 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      That's because today's content is more entertainment than anything else.

    • @TheElectronicDilettante
      @TheElectronicDilettante ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Everyone is to worried about how they look in the video instead of worrying about content, look, quality, all things Important in producing a video like these.
      There's an awesome idea!!!I If someone is looking to start YouTubing, this vintage DoD-Army/Navy style instructional video is the perfect model.

    • @necurrence1776
      @necurrence1776 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      It all went downhill ever since YT introduced ads and revenue. Now everytime you look for a basic tutorial you get caught up in endless influencer brag, product placement and very misleading how to's

    • @ianbelletti6241
      @ianbelletti6241 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      It's because no one wants to spend the time or money to produce good manuals. This video teaches some good basic techniques but their soldering irons aren't as temperature regulated as some of today's soldering irons. Also, the components used in the video weren't as heat sensitive as some of the things we solder today. The creators of this training video would be impressed to see that we have soldering irons that we can set to a specific temperature and that we can solder with hot air.

    • @Duraltia
      @Duraltia ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Not exactly surprising... Videos like these with their Cell Animations had to be planned and produced by a bunch of people if not companies costing serious money as such much more care was put into ensuring it actually reaching the target audience...
      Nothing like the garbage you see these days where single guy just decides to rehash the same teachings in like a 5min video mostly serving as a promotional video for one or a bunch of tools shown in the video putting more focus on them than the content the video was supposed to be about.

  • @thoughtful_criticiser
    @thoughtful_criticiser ปีที่แล้ว +238

    I have been soldering for 46 years but am self taught. Having watched this superb film my joints are now better than ever. I have saved this for everyone I help with the skill. I solder a lot as I have a degree in electronics and teach students how to do the practical stuff. Modern engineering courses have forgotten that they need to teach the basics. A historic film is exactly what is needed. It's a matter of size, modern electronics don't require huge soldering irons or torches.
    I paid for my degree by plumbing through university, I used a torch for some pipe joints. That said I can create a water tight box out of a sheet of lead just using lead dressing tools.

    • @nissmoguy
      @nissmoguy ปีที่แล้ว +5

      the wonders of modern manufacturing processes

    • @bobpaulino4714
      @bobpaulino4714 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Don't drink anything out of that lead watertight box.

    • @MacNifty
      @MacNifty ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Vice Versa guys look at me like I'm insane when I whip out my 100watt, 250watt and 350watt Radio Shack Old School soldering guns. I get instant heat like a torch. I have big tips and all the guys with shaky hands and eyeglasses can't keep up. I roll through soldering even SMT circuits. You can also use a paperclip or something like another piece of wire wrapped around the tip to make a super small tip. My iron is one of the least expensive too. My partner has a 400.00 soldering station. It really is the person more than the tools. I could heat a flame to a pinhead or nail and still solder better than a lot. LOL.

    • @alnicospeaker
      @alnicospeaker ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@MacNifty Great "tip" with the smaller wire - I should have thought of that myself a long time ago ;)

    • @MacNifty
      @MacNifty ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@alnicospeaker And if your tip breaks on your iron? You can use wire to hold it together enough to make contact,
      for the resistance to heat up.

  • @LtDan-hr1pb
    @LtDan-hr1pb ปีที่แล้ว +6

    My father taught me how to solder when I was about 8 or 9 years old. (Late 1960s) After de-soldering and re-soldering an old broken radio, my father bought me products from a nearby Heath Kit store. Those kits were fun to put together and with my dad, I learned a lot.

  • @dfirth224
    @dfirth224 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I learned how to solder like this in 7th grade metal shop in 1962.

  • @fmphotooffice5513
    @fmphotooffice5513 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    If the tone of the film sounds serious it's because life or death was an issue. Men and women were sent overseas relying on every solder joint to function perfectly as they risked their lives.

  • @HRConsultant_Jeff
    @HRConsultant_Jeff ปีที่แล้ว +36

    50 years ago, I was repairing TV's and radios and the guy who showed me didn't cover half of this. Wish he had. I learned many of these techniques on my own and surprisingly I still use them today when I am rewiring guitar electronics. It is a skill that is still needed by many people in a lot of fields.

    • @4NowIsGood
      @4NowIsGood ปีที่แล้ว +3

      My dad had avTV repair shop and 50 years ago I was a young teenager playing in his store, I went on for electrical engineering but still these basic concepts are always fascinating to learn though like you say we're all self taught.

    • @fitzeflinger
      @fitzeflinger ปีที่แล้ว

      oh yeah, electronics in guitars are a dumpster fire of its own kind. since working in a repair shop for guitars there's nothing that can surprise me anymore. never would've thought there's a million ways how you can mess up such a simple circuit.

  • @cybercat1531
    @cybercat1531 7 ปีที่แล้ว +165

    Relevant as ever. This is a damn masterclass in soldering for beginners

    • @QuantumRift
      @QuantumRift ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Sure is. I was a 33 and we learned all this back in the 80's.

    • @cokeforever
      @cokeforever ปีที่แล้ว +2

      yeah-yeah, where do today's beginners find terminals of such size and isolation tube separate from the conductor?! lol, those days and techs are gone for good... today one needs to learn to solder tiny smds under electric microscope using needle size tip...

    • @Skinflaps_Meatslapper
      @Skinflaps_Meatslapper ปีที่แล้ว +6

      ​@@cokeforever I actually encounter both, even today, though it's by no means common. I use everything from an acetylene torch and various irons for sealing big stuff, trigger fed irons for high volume soldering, all the way down to heat guns with a digital microscope and tiny ovens that solder every SMD at once. Needle tips don't work well for SMD, the board they're on will usually wick too much heat from the tip for it to melt solder, it's just too narrow to transfer enough heat. Regardless, this is no master class for beginners, it's just a basic introduction for factory workers.

    • @jeromethiel4323
      @jeromethiel4323 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@cokeforever The proper technique is still the same. The physics of soldering has not changed, just the sizes of the components.

    • @cokeforever
      @cokeforever ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jeromethiel4323 but you wouldn't use a torch on a pcb, right? you would rather use construction fan or a heat gun ;)

  • @handle_m1
    @handle_m1 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    even a 80 year old black and white film is better than a modern 4k video. Explains flux and its use in less than a minute. Great!

  • @anonamouse5917
    @anonamouse5917 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Imagine Louis Rossman with one of those monster soldering irons.

    • @Co-Bolt
      @Co-Bolt ปีที่แล้ว +5

      "Today I'm going to be fixing New York City myself"

  • @theplateisbad1332
    @theplateisbad1332 2 ปีที่แล้ว +195

    No semiconductors were harmed during the making of this movie.

    • @leso204
      @leso204 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      HDMI port replacement tutorial 😎

    • @PhillipDavis830
      @PhillipDavis830 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Because they didn't exist then.

    • @edwatts9890
      @edwatts9890 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @@PhillipDavis830: Not entirely true. There were selenium and copper-oxide rectifiers then, but they couldn't handle much power. Most rectification was done with tubes.

    • @TIMEtoRIDE900
      @TIMEtoRIDE900 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      The "crystal" radios that used a rusty razor blade - the rusty blade was a semiconductor. You would scratch a wire across it.

    • @johnb6723
      @johnb6723 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hopefully. Lol.

  • @spshowcase2040
    @spshowcase2040 ปีที่แล้ว +109

    I've been soldering all my life and I still learned something from this video. Pretty cool.

    • @danielt.8573
      @danielt.8573 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I learned I need a bigger soldering iron.

    • @SPINNINGMYWHEELS777
      @SPINNINGMYWHEELS777 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I've been soldering for half my life and learned much as well in this very tidy clear presentation.

    • @jabberwocky1707
      @jabberwocky1707 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@danielt.8573 ]
      For big stuff like metal cans _yep._
      At the end that's about the biggest soldering iron I've ever seen.
      - Likely big enough for copper plumbing IMHO.
      Compare it to the ~10 watt,12 volt miniature iron I've used on printed circuit boards

    • @michaelterrell
      @michaelterrell ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jabberwocky1707 I prefer a higher wattage, temperature controlled iron, because an under powered iron takes longer to heat the joint. This can cause heat damage to some components. We used the Ungar Loner series at my last job. They had a three wire cord, to prevent ESD on static sensitive semiconductors. I had a spare DVM on my bench. It was connected to a piece of scrap, blank PCB so I could touch it with the iron'r tip to verify that it was under five ohms, to ground. If it wasn't, you unpluged it and let oit cool. Then you took it apart and cleaned the parts with a soft brass brush. Sometimes you also had to replace the tip, because it didn't make good electrical contact with the retaining sleeve.

  • @calebmcurby8580
    @calebmcurby8580 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Every time I find one of these 1940s instructional films it's 100x better than anything made today. Concise, thorough, engaging, and informative. These films are a masterclass in how to explain complex topics to an audience with no knowledge base without dumbing anything down.

  • @will89687
    @will89687 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    That's not a soldering iron - THIS is a soldering iron!

  • @tomp538
    @tomp538 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I was taught these very methods in 7th grade electric shop... that was a long time ago.

  • @xxskippernate409xx6
    @xxskippernate409xx6 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    It's sad that these people probably aren't around anymore, but what's cool is that people still enjoy watching the films. In fact, I learned how to solder from this film, and used it a a guide to solder my first joints. I made an aluminum cross necklace

  • @canaanval
    @canaanval ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Did anyone else notice that the torch was nearly directly pointed at the electrical outlet🔥🔥🔥

  • @sucymanbavaran5336
    @sucymanbavaran5336 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Я узнал о пайке больше, чем за 10 лет просмотра современных гайдов.
    Обожаю старые обучающие видео. Как советские, так и американские.

    • @johnrockChou
      @johnrockChou ปีที่แล้ว

      Можешь нормально советский самоучитель ссылки про электронку.

    • @sucymanbavaran5336
      @sucymanbavaran5336 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@johnrockChou th-cam.com/video/rtshOxeGJBA/w-d-xo.html - здесь скорее общие сведения о пайке. И тем не менее, узнал много нового)

    • @johnrockChou
      @johnrockChou ปีที่แล้ว

      @@sucymanbavaran5336 Спасибо

    • @Technus_Titanius
      @Technus_Titanius ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Тут ещё диктор отличный, если не для обучения пайке, то для аудирования при изучении английского отличный материал.

    • @Mr.Leeroy
      @Mr.Leeroy ปีที่แล้ว

      No comments
      Androkavo YT channel......

  • @JohnJones-oy3md
    @JohnJones-oy3md ปีที่แล้ว +6

    0:43 - I use that size tip for 0402 resistors.

  • @dagamer667
    @dagamer667 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Thoroughly tinning both pieces and preventing oxidation is the key to a good solder joint. Although with just about any solid state electronics nowadays, excess heat will easily damage them.
    The real devil is when you're doing repairs and the joint is in an awkward spot. You really do need an iron with enough power to melt the solder fast enough that the piece surface doesn't oxidize and keep the solder from sticking.

  • @martehoudesheldt5885
    @martehoudesheldt5885 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    this is how to relearn a lost art. thank you.

    • @justanotherguy469
      @justanotherguy469 ปีที่แล้ว

      Better start downloading, because when the debt ceiling collapses and the 4th Reich comes into power, they will only want us to know how to pick cotton.

  • @stephenfennell
    @stephenfennell ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Beautifully clear.
    (1) No annoying music competing with the sound of the instructor's voice.
    (2) The camera doesn't continually move around, or, just as bad, continually wobble. A wobbly camera makes a wobbly image that is difficult to interpret and makes every frame slightly blurred.
    (3) The camera doesn't keep turning away from the soldering action to look at the instructor.
    One complaint: I would have preferred some longer shots of key moments.

  • @hookergetlucky3216
    @hookergetlucky3216 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Our instructor use to grade us on tinning, he said it was the most important step of

  • @John-wx9oy
    @John-wx9oy ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I went through the Navy's 5-week miniature electronics repair school back in the 80's. Everything was taught and graded using NASA standards. Solder joints were examined under a 3X stereo microscope and displayed on a monitor for the instructor and student to examine. If the solder amount, flow, shine and fillet shapes weren't exactly right, it was done over. The goals were always to control heat and use the minimum amount of solder required. Aerospace requirements are very precise. The old adage of 'the bigger the blob, the better the job' was completely squashed. Installing Dual Inline Packages and Flat Packs without measling the circuit board is an art in heat control.

    • @johnmazza5918
      @johnmazza5918 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I went through a similar course back in those days in the USAF. We even had to fabricate the iron tips from scratch from a piece of heavy wire using a file. That took the first day of class, and we got to finally tin the tip on day 2.

    • @John-wx9oy
      @John-wx9oy ปีที่แล้ว

      @@johnmazza5918 Wow. I didn't know that was even a thing but it sure would be a useful skill. I would have definitely gotten some satisfaction out of accomplishing that.

    • @jabberwocky1707
      @jabberwocky1707 ปีที่แล้ว

      " … control heat and use the minimum amount of solde.r"
      - Yep, the course I did said the same thing, based on NASA techniques via the Royal Australian Air Force I believe.
      "… measling … "
      - Is that the same as 'frog-eyes'?

  • @allandavis8201
    @allandavis8201 5 ปีที่แล้ว +146

    I don’t know where you find all these films to upload,but I am glad you do. They are all a brief glimpse back in time, and even though things have changed so much since they were made they can still be educational in some respects, not just the historical value. In the case of this film, and even though most soldering today is done by machines, hand soldering is still a useful skill to have, and this training film is as relevant today as it was when it was first released. When I was taught to solder, many years ago, it was virtually as described by this film, including the warning about burning yourself, but must have fallen on deaf ears in my case, every time I do even a small job I end up with a burn, ouch.
    As always, a very interesting and informative video, thanks for sharing, thumbs up 👍.

    • @PeriscopeFilm
      @PeriscopeFilm  5 ปีที่แล้ว +131

      We rescue these films one at a time from dumpsters, eBay, private collectors, storage lockers, abandoned archives and pretty much wherever we can find them.

    • @CaptainSlowbeard
      @CaptainSlowbeard 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      Thank you for what you're doing - it's genuinely a service to mankind to rescue and make publicly available history like this

    • @enermaxstephens1051
      @enermaxstephens1051 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@PeriscopeFilm Yes I agree, what you are doing is a service to mankind

    • @digitalblasphemy1100
      @digitalblasphemy1100 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@enermaxstephens1051 It would be a better service if they didn't put those obnoxious numbers all over the screen.

    • @enermaxstephens1051
      @enermaxstephens1051 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@digitalblasphemy1100 Sure, but in 5 years a computer program can edit all those out. And we'll still have all these saved videos.

  • @luftkrabbe
    @luftkrabbe ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I self taught myself soldering using TH-cam content and have been doing so for years but this still taught me more than any modern YT content has thus far.

  • @spasticmuse4262
    @spasticmuse4262 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    As a current day electronical solder jockey. I find this film preservation both wonderful & marvelous!

  • @sergeyavdjushin7119
    @sergeyavdjushin7119 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The film is very similar to how I was taught to solder in a pioneer camp when I was a child. The film captures the spirit of those times. Things that were made then still work today. Marvelous! How different this is from how we solder today!

  • @justanotherguy469
    @justanotherguy469 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I want to take the time to thank my 7th-grade sheet metal class teacher. Thank you, Mr. Kelly, I learned a lot because of you.

    • @timfeeley714-25
      @timfeeley714-25 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Me too, Mine was awesome, we not only soldered we brazed, arc welded, poured castings made screwdrivers and acrylic soap dishes etc… He taught us safety and to respect and care for tools. R.I.P. Mr. Funkhouser

    • @justanotherguy469
      @justanotherguy469 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@timfeeley714-25 I so miss the days when you had to have respect for your instructors and they were not busy trying to tell you what gender they were or trying to sleep with you. This was in the '70s. I went into a hardware store yesterday and still knew about the solder and the flux and the iron even though I have not done it in 40+ years.

    • @timfeeley714-25
      @timfeeley714-25 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@justanotherguy469 I agree, I never knew the politics of any of my teachers all the way thru high school. 7th grade for me was 73-74, Sehome (stay home) high, Bellingham WA.

    • @edwatts9890
      @edwatts9890 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@timfeeley714-25 : That is because, "back in the day", teachers' contracts all had "morality clauses", and today's freaks could not qualify.

    • @FrankBenlin
      @FrankBenlin ปีที่แล้ว

      Sad to see that your politics have even contaminated your fond childhood memories.

  • @J-Loe
    @J-Loe ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’m an arborist and have an interest in chainsaws historically and in current operation.
    Watching this makes me think about how all of the us built saw manufacturers were veterans.
    What an exciting time of development and the skills they learned in the service, no doubt left them prepared to go on to build McCulloch, Poulan etc…
    I love these videos.
    I swear I learn more from these than anywhere else

  • @mickgatz214
    @mickgatz214 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    I consider myself a proficient hand solderer, but this old film certainly gave me a more 'indepth' view of what actually goes on when applying solder and how it reacts with the metal/s!
    Thanks for the U/L 😊

  • @alejonin
    @alejonin ปีที่แล้ว +6

    As of late while doing my Arduino projects, I’ve been having issues with my weller solder. I even nickel plated the tip again and but no go. This video showed me exactly what I was doing wrong for so many years. Over heating. I always had issues with heat transfer and this showed me my issue. Thank you for the upload.

  • @Dadzilla2
    @Dadzilla2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Brings me back to my jr high days in shop class. Thanks

  • @norliasmith
    @norliasmith ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This actually taught me better ways to solder than anything else I could find online.

  • @bobkin611
    @bobkin611 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank God for people like you, uploading these old videos. Fires have wiped out a lot of history.

    • @PeriscopeFilm
      @PeriscopeFilm  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank God for people like you -- too! Your gift and those given to us on Patreon.com/PeriscopeFilm help us preserve many endangered films.

  • @FOH3663
    @FOH3663 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Superb video ...
    American Exceptionalism.
    Im retired, however in my electrical apprenticeship, we viewed these old wartime training films. One of the first films covered the physics of electricity ... valence electrons, represented by billiard balls in sand ... if I remember correctly.
    I love these films ... they're truly well executed, no nonsense educational, multimedia.

    • @jabberwocky1707
      @jabberwocky1707 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      "... wartime training films"
      Me too but in Oztralia. (They were pretty good too I think)
      - Old WW2 Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) films were often used in my electronics training.
      - I think the first one we saw was "The Right Tool for The Right Job"
      -- "This is a screwdriver, it is _not_ a crowbar .." sort of thing. 😉😁

    • @FOH3663
      @FOH3663 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jabberwocky1707
      Very cool!

  • @stevebutters306
    @stevebutters306 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thought the comments were exaggerating, but nope, better explanations on techniques than the HVAC school I paid to go to.

  • @rexnemo
    @rexnemo ปีที่แล้ว +29

    I remember when I started in sheet metal and the boss would get me soldering zinc , it's a nightmare as if it gets too hot the zinc melts !😲
    Just a thought , imagine how nerve wracking it would be to be filmed , she is a very good operator with exceptional control of the soldering process !👍 The second process is a much more heavy duty soldering process .
    We used to make our own flux by reacting hydrochloric acid with pieces of zinc , the boss called it "Killed spirit" and the acid he called "Spirit of salts " and we would use that as flux to solder zinc with . Great times so long ago !

    • @HobbyOrganist
      @HobbyOrganist ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Oh if you think soldering on zinc is tough, I know there's videos of people soldering pipe organ pipes, typically they are made of tin-lead alloys, like 60% tin 40% lead, near mirror polished and as they are made from flat sheets they have several seams that have to be perfectly, neatly soldered! one runs down the full length of the back, which is anywhere from a couple of inches long to 32 FEET!
      Try these; th-cam.com/video/5U66NorxQwg/w-d-xo.html
      th-cam.com/video/UUU-2NGbqmE/w-d-xo.html

    • @rexnemo
      @rexnemo ปีที่แล้ว

      @@HobbyOrganist I wonder what the melting point of the alloy is , must be very close to the solder ?

    • @robertplace6131
      @robertplace6131 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      A remarkable & clear description of this useful skill. I am restoring antique fabrications , made from zinc, made even more difficult due to the thin sheet-metal becoming extremely brittle with age and weathering ,and often deep[ly eroded by oxidisation .

    • @rexnemo
      @rexnemo ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@robertplace6131 That is fascinating , I used to make ornamental sheet metal objects from zinc as the firm did zinc roofing and i would learn developments in the process . What sort of fabrications do you restore I am intrigued to know .

    • @bobpaulino4714
      @bobpaulino4714 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      rex nemo, where were you involved in sheet metal?

  • @anthonylemkendorf3114
    @anthonylemkendorf3114 ปีที่แล้ว

    The quality of teaching was superb. Teaching is a nearly lost Art.

  • @TheManLab7
    @TheManLab7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    My dad's ex worked at BAE and she showed me the basics. I really enjoy soldering 🙂

  • @Neutercane
    @Neutercane ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I learned more about soldering from this video than I ever learned in school.

  • @johngarcia9785
    @johngarcia9785 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A minute and 49 seconds in and this instructional video has explained the importance of Flux better than a modern classroom lecture

  • @gregl6002
    @gregl6002 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you for keeping these films alive

  • @luckyguy600
    @luckyguy600 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You are never too old to learn something new, or how to better 'what you do' 72, and I still have a lot to learn!

    • @justsittinhere72
      @justsittinhere72 ปีที่แล้ว

      '72 is when I learned how to solder. That was in a speaker factory.

    • @jabberwocky1707
      @jabberwocky1707 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@justsittinhere72
      I possibly learned about that time, (11 yo?) self taught, though it _may_ have come up at school too. Electronic hobbyist from early teens, if not before
      - Formal/classroom soldering training at work in late 1970s, then later high reliability PCB soldering training (~20 minutes a joint!)
      - current job requires delving a _lot_ more into SMD soldering/de-soldering solder paste, hot air soldering etc, without formal training at over 60yo!

  • @rumpstatefiasco
    @rumpstatefiasco ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I have NEVER been able to solder well, so frustrating…can’t wait to apply what this excellent film brings to the viewer.
    THANK YOU‼️

    • @xxskippernate409xx6
      @xxskippernate409xx6 15 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

      Did you get it figured out? The lightbulb just went off now for what I was doing wrong. I watched this to learn how, then never watched it again. I only solder with a torch, but I didn't realize that you melt the flux then put solder on...I have been putting copious amounts of flux on it and the solder at the same time, and trying to heat it. I guess I didn't know how 😂😂😂

    • @rumpstatefiasco
      @rumpstatefiasco 15 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      @@xxskippernate409xx6
      Yes, I did get it figured out! Thanks for asking.
      (well at least I’ve done three successful Solders,
      which is all I’ve needed so far.)
      I have an ever increasing capacity to get rusty on things so who knows about the next time I take a stab at it.

  • @rickmcdonald1557
    @rickmcdonald1557 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    As this film is as old as I am I really enjoy watching them and I learn a lot about how things were done back then when I consider these times as being a more simple, happier time when we worked with our hands and extreme American Pride was in force with Home and Family being number 1 in our minds~!! I would go back in a heart beat if I could~!!
    Thanks so much Periscope Films to bring these old valuable videos to us all and I'm glad to be a subscriber~!!

    • @mytmousemalibu
      @mytmousemalibu ปีที่แล้ว +4

      When things were made with pride and built to last. I was born too late, in the early 1980's but old enough to be on the very tail end of classic Americana and pride. My first job was at a full-service gas station, pumping gas and line service to basic service & repair in the service bay. My family and I have always been into antiques so I naturally value and appreciate things that were made with pride and made to last. My ideology on most things align with the older generations. Things have changed so dramatically even since my youth, I wish I could go back.

    • @steveh8724
      @steveh8724 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ah, yes, simpler happier times indeed. Unless they weren't. Unless you were denied the opportunity to work, get an education, buy a house, & etc. because of the color of your skin, or the country your parents are from, or because of your religion. I'm a 65 yo white dude. So, sure, those were the good ol' days for me and my immediate family. But, BUT, I don't ever forget that if I had been the same person, but with a different skin color or different religion or different ethnic background, life would have been MUCH DIFFERENT. Remember the good ol' days with segregated schools, segregated work places, Jim Crow? So when you get all nostalgic for those legendary GOOD OL' DAYS, remember, they weren't so GOOD for everyone. Just for some. If everyone were equal, clearly some were MORE EQUAL than others.
      Should YOU feel guilty for this? Well YES if you perpetuated those grossly unfair unAmerican values. But if you didn't, then NO you were not to blame for what happened back then. But if you support similar EVIL now (yes, this mean all you MAGA MORONS), then yes, you should feel guilty. Why? Seriously, you don't know? Well, because you ARE guilty.

    • @clydegray9714
      @clydegray9714 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Nothing remains the same. If not for inquisitive minds, we never would have advance with today's comforts. Unfortunately to comfortable. That comes with a price we shall pay for sooner than many reliazie. Freedoms been tooken for granted , none willing to stand for it.. ⁷yesterday when I was young

    • @rickmcdonald1557
      @rickmcdonald1557 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@clydegray9714 Yes that old Roy Clark Song really hits home now!

    • @clydegray9714
      @clydegray9714 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@rickmcdonald1557 yeah. I new one day I'd look at that song different. Be turning 60 this year. Good God and greyhound. Dont like it much, seem to be growing in to it. No complaints

  • @jimmy_jamesjams_a_lot4171
    @jimmy_jamesjams_a_lot4171 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    WOAH?!? The revelations exposed here are invaluable. A 100-200 Watt iron?!? I would’ve guessed that they’d be plugging holes in the fuel tank of a motorcycle with an iron so massive!! This is very worthwhile info, I’ll very likely review this one. THANK YOU FOR UPLOADING THIS!
    There are important lessons on this.

    • @ngarber
      @ngarber ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I used to work in my dad's stained glass shop. A 150 watt iron with 1/4" tip was typical for soldering leaded glass windows.

  • @kenw.1112
    @kenw.1112 ปีที่แล้ว

    ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS FILM! THE INFORMATION IS SPOT ON! I AM 63 YRS OLD BEEN SOLDERING SINCE AGE 11. SOLDERING IS FUN AND REWARDING. I AM A EXPERT AT IT. LIFE WITHOUT SOLDERING TO ME IS A LIFE I NEVER WANT !

  • @mennims
    @mennims ปีที่แล้ว +9

    It's wonderful to see this woman doing such fine work

    • @necurrence1776
      @necurrence1776 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      In societ union trade schools would pick girls for the majority of welding courses. The reason was because welding gases reduces fertility in males specifically. However I've worked with both female and male welders and was able to compare. Male welders had healthy kids but female welders usually did a more elegant job. I think this can be extrapolated to soldering to some extent.

  • @edwardboers2269
    @edwardboers2269 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    This was awesome to watch .. ive been a mechanic for 22 years and learned a few new things👍

  • @paulwomack5866
    @paulwomack5866 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    There are a good number of electronic "experts" on TH-cam that could do with watching this video.

    • @clarencegreen3071
      @clarencegreen3071 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Agreed! I seldom see one of them use flux from a can. Depending on the flux from the core often does not work very well, and so forth.

    • @dfirth224
      @dfirth224 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@clarencegreen3071 Electronics soldering uses flux core, sheet metal uses flux from a can. I took metal shop in Jr High and Jr. College. Electronics in 3 years of high school, we were taught the difference between the two.

    • @clarencegreen3071
      @clarencegreen3071 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dfirth224 You can get flux for electrical/electronics soldering at any good hardware or big box store - in a small plastic container. Adding a tiny bit of the flux to the wire to be tinned or to the joint will make a big difference in your results. If you rely only on the flux from the core of the solder, you will very likely melt too much solder just to get the flux that you need. This often results in dripping solder or joints with excessive solder.
      Also, a bit of flux added to the tip of the iron will help to keep the tip nice and shiny. You will then be able to carry solder to the wire or joint on the tip of the iron, which is often helpful. Give it a try. You may be pleasantly surprised!

  • @benjaminallen2370
    @benjaminallen2370 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This is an excellent video. Learned some things to improve my technique.

  • @mutantthegreat7963
    @mutantthegreat7963 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You have to admit, the old days very just far superior in every way despite all the modern tech we now have. Everything was better.

  • @pauljanssen2624
    @pauljanssen2624 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Great training film this is exactly the way I solder solder helps conduct heat

  • @agostongogl3529
    @agostongogl3529 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Sooo satisfying! Now, this is what I call good and right soldering!

  • @azmax623
    @azmax623 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I think I watched this in Electronics I-II class in high school

  • @Louis-qi1gz
    @Louis-qi1gz ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I've used it for Staind Glass , never gets old 🔧👍

  • @johncourtneidge
    @johncourtneidge ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Beautiful! A very nice reprise/synopsis at the end!

  • @johnricci4511
    @johnricci4511 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I remember in the 50s, my grandfather ( ex army lineman)had a big 250w iron like shown and my dad had it after he passed. I have soldered since I was a kid (67 now) and now I have so many irons, guns and stations that it could be hard to find them all on short notice.

    • @justsittinhere72
      @justsittinhere72 ปีที่แล้ว

      What do you do with them? Just curious.

  • @matteng2332
    @matteng2332 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I learned a lot about soldering from this video. Thank you.

    • @PeriscopeFilm
      @PeriscopeFilm  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Glad it helped. Thanks for being a sub. Love what we do? Consider joining us on Patreon at www.Patreon.com/PeriscopeFilm

  • @mikebaum5976
    @mikebaum5976 ปีที่แล้ว

    We need this BACK IN SCHOOLS.

  • @thomaslemay8817
    @thomaslemay8817 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    If memory serves me, I last saw this film in high-school metal shop 1967. I remember because the shop teacher said those are called soldering coppers , not soldering irons .

    • @johnrockChou
      @johnrockChou ปีที่แล้ว

      Do you know is this video are commonly use in high school in U.S since it come from office of education? And What have you learn in the metal shop?

    • @thomaslemay8817
      @thomaslemay8817 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Johnrock Chou I learned the proper use of files, hack saws, use and sharping of drill bits, operation of a lathe, milling machine, and shaper. How to grind a tool bit for use on those machines tools .How to build a mold for a part and cast it in aluminum or bronze. Almost forgot, how to hand forge a cold chisel. Other than that, not much. Except both cold and hot riveting and forming sheet metal into a tool box and a bucket with wire reinforced top edge .

    • @johnrockChou
      @johnrockChou ปีที่แล้ว

      @@thomaslemay8817 You learned so many things out there that's amazing. Thanks for your sharing.

  • @vancouverman4313
    @vancouverman4313 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Its surprising how safety conscious they were in those days, we always see those days portrayed as people taking chances and not worrying about safety so much. This film proves that safety came first at least in that factory.

    • @johnn.2017
      @johnn.2017 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      When she was clipping wires they're like "make sure you don't get it in your eye!"
      I was actually surprised when later they talked about safety glasses. Hers were very stylish!

    • @Dozornui
      @Dozornui ปีที่แล้ว +4

      yet nothing said about that fumes from soldering could be dangerous to inhale.

  • @phuturephunk
    @phuturephunk ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I'm really getting a kick out of the size of some of those irons. They're huge!

    • @edwatts9890
      @edwatts9890 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I have American Beauty soldering irons from 50 through 500 Watts. I also have soldering guns from 30 to 320 Watts, soldering station irons in the 30- to 70-Watt range with adjustable temperature, and several butane, MAPP, and oxy-acetylene torches. I use a heat gun or an oven for SMD's.
      I can solder anything.

    • @jabberwocky1707
      @jabberwocky1707 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@edwatts9890
      Including the plumbing! 🚰
      - Though I suppose that's mostly plastic and glued together nowadays.

    • @edwatts9890
      @edwatts9890 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jabberwocky1707Worse yet, it's plastic and snapped together now (PEX).

    • @NRDavis-wl8vn
      @NRDavis-wl8vn ปีที่แล้ว

      @@edwatts9890 Yes!
      And People laugh at me for having 5 different Types of Open End Wrenches! 👍✌️😎

  • @johnellison1635
    @johnellison1635 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I just learnt more from this video than what I did when I soldered for a job. What a great video. 👍

  • @Der_Kleine_Mann
    @Der_Kleine_Mann ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Only thing missing really is to always make sure to at least have good ventilation, or even better a fume exhaust with a filter. This is especially important when leaded solder is used.

  • @newsreviewerrobot-4639
    @newsreviewerrobot-4639 ปีที่แล้ว

    This news story is complex, and the reporting in this video helped me understand it better.

  • @mikeray1544
    @mikeray1544 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I work at a body shop, it's funny that I brought up the subject to the kid that I work under that repair of automotive wire harness involves soldering for perm repair..in this case it's the GM procedure- some of us repair ppl still care.

  • @gamertrem1884
    @gamertrem1884 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is surprisingly detailed. Better class than I got than when I was doing electronics work in the military. And certainly better than my highschool electronics class.

  • @Bill23799
    @Bill23799 7 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    What an interesting video. I remember in Junior High School Metal Shop we used those heavy soldering irons heated in small gas
    burner on work bench to solder some sheet metal projects.
    thanks for this

    • @josephgaviota
      @josephgaviota ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I too fondly remember Jr. High shop classes.
      Of course today, none of that would be allowed, the "gas burner" would be accused of destroying the atmosphere, and little Johnny might burn himself ... such a shame.

  • @phild8095
    @phild8095 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Oh, the lead poisoning of soldering and sanding lead right below one's face without proper ventilation or protection from fumes and dust. The simpler times of World War Two, when winning a war was more important than an individuals life or health.
    My father served as an electricians mate in the Pacific during this time. He could solder wires or sweat joints with the best of them. His Navy training paid off after the war when he took a job with Massachusetts Electric Company, eventually making it into management.
    Between the asbestos, heavy metals and PCB's he made it to 70, which wasn't bad for his generation.
    Decades later I still miss talking with him.

    • @dfirth224
      @dfirth224 ปีที่แล้ว

      Back then they didn't know that stuff was dangerous. Even as late as 1970 asbestos was being used for brake shoe lining, plumbing insulation, and as a binder in floor tile and roofing tiles.

  • @honestjakes
    @honestjakes ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I learn something every time I watch one of these training films of this vintage. They really made it understandable. Now I wanna go solder something.

  • @b.o.4492
    @b.o.4492 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I can smell that lead solder from here. Great video, btw. Wish my electronics teacher in high school had tought me a 10th of this. Instead of me just jamming the tip into the wall socket.

  • @leso204
    @leso204 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    what a gem of a info film how it was done years ago' all the techneques still appliy today .............

  • @SPINNINGMYWHEELS777
    @SPINNINGMYWHEELS777 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    A beautiful film. I learned a few things as well thank you for sharing this instructional film. So many things taken for granted IMO today that are covered very skillfully here.. and it's all basic stuff !!

  • @zagnit
    @zagnit ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love these films. Thank you!

  • @adairjanney7109
    @adairjanney7109 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Though a great video youll never learn how to solder unless you just start doing it, it really is a practice makes perfect kind of thing

  • @adamm1998
    @adamm1998 ปีที่แล้ว

    I learned more from this film then from the 20yrs of my schooling and professional mechanic career. I'm sure this info will increase my brazing ability as well

  • @cliffords2315
    @cliffords2315 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good Straight Forward Training, something modern Schools lack

  • @spavliskojr
    @spavliskojr ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Ive never hard the word "metal" pronounced so perfectly lol

  • @ugzz
    @ugzz ปีที่แล้ว

    youtube vids told me WHAT to do, but this video explains WHY, and in much more detail! I've been soldering hobby electronics for a few years, and I just learned a few new explanations and picked up a few more tips! Favoriting!

  • @dkruitz
    @dkruitz ปีที่แล้ว +2

    As A kid I was helping my Grandfather solder stained glass and it was a big soldering iron like that. Switched hands and grabbed it too far up. Burned the emblem into my finger for a few days. Never did that again.

  • @SirEpifire
    @SirEpifire ปีที่แล้ว

    There's something really relaxing about running a nice and clean soldering setup.

  • @XiaZ
    @XiaZ ปีที่แล้ว +1

    When the narrator actually knows what he's talking about and not just reading the script like present time.

  • @michaelbolton2741
    @michaelbolton2741 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    An excellent film, covering tinning, flux, joint preparation, and the proper application of solder. This needs to be shown to anyone doing such work.
    It's a good thing that technician's iron was above her workbench. It'd be rather, ah, interesting to have a glob of molten solder drop onto a thigh. Ask me how I know. (At 13 years old, wearing shorts, a little overzealous with the iron. 😲😆😉)

    • @NRDavis-wl8vn
      @NRDavis-wl8vn ปีที่แล้ว

      At 13 did you learn the lesson the first time? ✌️😎

  • @nicksshitbro
    @nicksshitbro ปีที่แล้ว

    So much better than any video I've seen from this century! Thank you so much! Now I know what sweating means.

  • @firstindaworld8098
    @firstindaworld8098 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Эти потрескивания звука на плёнке как отдельный вид АСМР.

  • @jamarjames9501
    @jamarjames9501 ปีที่แล้ว

    Best place to start is with a video like this it's easier to get the gist when you can see larger objects getting soldered

  • @oscarcacnio8418
    @oscarcacnio8418 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    It's so interesting to watch how a lot of these soldering guides change through the ages. What advice is dropped or retained, what is and isn't recommended anymore, etc.
    Then again, I suppose soldering for this purpose is very much different from soldering in aeronautics ;).

    • @oscarcacnio8418
      @oscarcacnio8418 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Speaking of what's changed...
      I've been told to use damp sponges. I've been told to use brass wool.
      This may be the first time that I've ever had someone recommend using _canvas_ to clean off excess solder. Then again, I do know one instance where they used Kimwipes on their iron.

    • @smokijo3163
      @smokijo3163 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Walk into a mechanical workshop, and you may catch someone using the leg of their overalls to wipe the tip of the iron.

    • @CyrusEpion
      @CyrusEpion ปีที่แล้ว

      Having soldered in Class III for Aerospace and Space.. Brass wool is the best you can use every few minutes while soldering, followed with tinning your solder tip when you won't use it for a while. A blackened soldering Iron tip can mean the difference between soldering joints coming out supreme or getting cold solder joints every time.
      The sponge is great too, but only with de-ionized water. Otherwise your just ruining the tip.

  • @Bhatt_Hole
    @Bhatt_Hole ปีที่แล้ว

    Sooooo much better with the wonderful timecode. Just adds that timeless quality.

    • @someguystudios23
      @someguystudios23 ปีที่แล้ว

      I know, right? The way it takes up 3/16 of the screen is amazing and definitely isn't immensely distracting at all.

  • @grahammonaghan6682
    @grahammonaghan6682 ปีที่แล้ว

    Serendipity that I saw someone soldering with one of these irons on a TH-cam video earlier this week. I’ve not seen irons that big before. When I was a kid we had an old copper soldering iron we put on the gas ring to heat, the large lump of copper retained the heat and it worked well. Did some surprisingly delicate work with it. Good memories
    Shame that some of the film was lost in several places. That was very interesting.

  • @SpectreTTM
    @SpectreTTM ปีที่แล้ว

    Loved this video. Kinda reminds me of the old Disney videos on Sunday nights a a kid. Thank you for posting.

  • @tcholmes2237
    @tcholmes2237 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow, this is very clear and very informative! I learned several things I never knew!

  • @jasonsadventures64
    @jasonsadventures64 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Same principle today. Explained very well. I even learned from this film.

  • @crossingkey4978
    @crossingkey4978 ปีที่แล้ว

    One of the best how to videos no bs just facts

  • @MartsGarage
    @MartsGarage ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks very much for uploading this. I learnt a few little tips today. All the best, Mart in England.

  • @nojuanatall3281
    @nojuanatall3281 ปีที่แล้ว

    Saved this video for later. Thank you

  • @19ghost73
    @19ghost73 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for sharing!