I have had success using a toothbrush after soldering (I'm using a small torch) dipped in water and scrubbing gets rid of 99% of the blackness - from there a touch up with the Dremel does the job.
The wire is about gauge 12 and is galvanized steel - I wear a mask when soldering to avoid any nasty fumes. Should be finished with this project sometime next week.
The galvanized steel solders well to itself, the best piece of advise I can give is to clean the surface as much as possible - tends to give a better bond. The quality of the solder points has gone from amateur (at the top of the sculpture) to smooth as silk (nearer the bottom) - as I've worked my way down.
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I have had success using a toothbrush after soldering (I'm using a small torch) dipped in water and scrubbing gets rid of 99% of the blackness - from there a touch up with the Dremel does the job.
The wire is about gauge 12 and is galvanized steel - I wear a mask when soldering to avoid any nasty fumes. Should be finished with this project sometime next week.
The galvanized steel solders well to itself, the best piece of advise I can give is to clean the surface as much as possible - tends to give a better bond. The quality of the solder points has gone from amateur (at the top of the sculpture) to smooth as silk (nearer the bottom) - as I've worked my way down.
So far: