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Thanks guys, I'll try this out later today

The method I've now always use is to tin both the wire and the rail with the solder first, separately... then holding the wire in one hand, and the iron in the other, place the iron near the solder on the rail, wait until it melts, and then push the wire 'through' the melted solder... remove the ir...

Think I can explain that, I also ordered some from Amazon and it arrived next day but they sent me two instead of one. The other must have been yours. Ha ha, that would be the case then :) Actually my second order turned up yesterday, two weeks ahead of schedule, so no excuse now not to crack on .....

That's really Impressive and handy too as I have a pack of a dozen or so unpainted figures to work on when the cold winter nights return ...

Think I can explain that, I also ordered some from Amazon and it arrived next day but they sent me two instead of one. The other must have been yours. Ha ha, that would be the case then :) Actually my second order turned up yesterday, two weeks ahead of schedule, so no excuse now not to crack on .....

Well my first order with Amazon Prime didn't arrive after three weeks waiting so I've got a refund and ordered from somewhere else - estimated delivery June 20th!!!

Well I've hit a bit of a hiatus while I'm waling for some leaded to arrive from Amazonia and spending the time, what little I have, doing more track testing. The glitch in the diamond crossing seems fine now but I've decided the real solution is to replace the sections of Profitrack that butt up aga...

No problem at all!

AFAIK Lead Free solder is an EU requirement and part of being environmentally friendly. It works well, but only with solder flow temperatures higher than most domestic soldering iron tips can reach. The exception being soldering irons with adjustable thermostatic settings. Lead content flows at a l...

Brian there is loads of 60/40 on eBay with 2 day delivery. Would you not recommend it? Yes, I know and that's where I buy mine from, but Simon_100 lives in Catalonia Spain. Thanks chaps, of course I've just ordered some with Amazon Prime. Buy my oh my was it hard to find some with lead! Question, i...