Author: m1964
Date: 2022-11-27 08:53
Alan,
I use a soldering gun similar to Weller D650, with the soldering tip cut in the middle, so the cup is heated when I touch it with both ends of the soldering tip.
At first, I was using the soldering tip to heat up the pad cup, and it took really long time (25-30sec.), and I never knew when to stop heating the pad cup.
By cutting the tip in half, I created a tool similar to the one sold by Votaw (but a rudimentary one), where the cup is heated not by the soldering tip but by the high current flowing through it.
It works for me because I am not a repairer, I occasionally fix my own clarinets and also for some of my band mates.
However, the tech I go to for repairs/ adjustments I cannot do myself, has the tool from Votaw and it is a very nice one, much safer than a torch or even a hot air gun because it does not heat wood at all, only the pad cup, and does it very quickly- one second is enough to heat up a smaller cup.
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