[Unclenick]

Yeah, I'd thought to suggest a brief pre-heat then mark-in-place, but you've got to be careful not to over do it. If you run the torch flame low enough you will learn how to do it fast enough, but it does slow your production rate a little.


Mr. Guffey,

I should have made it clear that, as with the alcohol, you would want to let it dry before heating. But from what the Wiki says, I'd suppose it would be hard to get your hands on carbon tet nowadays, anyway. Probably dry cleaning fluid in the spot removers now, and I see no reason that wouldn't work, though I haven't tried it personally.


Sport45,

Yes, the main danger is moisture getting soaked into dross that is stuck to a stirring implement that you stick into the melt when you flux. It possible that water dropped into the pot from a distance could go deep enough to become an issue. A drop of water at the surface makes steam so fast it creates a gas cushion that never lets the liquid make direct contact with the lead before it is gone.