3 Dec
2008
3 Dec
'08
5:56 p.m.
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My supply comes in the form of Cerrobend, a trade name for several
alloys--I use the alloy that melts at 158F (70C). I didn't purchase
it for the sole purpose of desoldering, but tried it as a result of
reading through the "Chip Quik" literature and knowing what they were
using...
That reminds me of another low melting point alloy with interesting
properties: Cerrosafe. I don't know if there are other suppliers, but
one is Brownells (Montezuma, Iowa, a famous supplier of gunsmithing
tools and supplies). If I remember right, it has the property of
essentially zero change in volume at the transition from solid to
molten, which means you can use it to take an accurately sized measure
of some hollow object (like a barrel).
paul