Solder...What Are you using and why?

[Haberdasher]

i use 0.032 chinese 63/37 no clean solder available in 1kg (2.2 lb) spools.  never a cold joint and lasts foreeeeever.  a spool runs about 42.50 after shipping.

Could you share link for it I have solder few more pedals, so it would be great to grab this..

Sure man, here you go.  http://www.morseexpress.com/tools/#econs
It's in the US.  I have no idea what shipping to you would be...

[brejna]

i use 0.032 chinese 63/37 no clean solder available in 1kg (2.2 lb) spools.  never a cold joint and lasts foreeeeever.  a spool runs about 42.50 after shipping.

Could you share link for it I have solder few more pedals, so it would be great to grab this..

Sure man, here you go.  http://www.morseexpress.com/tools/#econs
It's in the US.  I have no idea what shipping to you would be...

Thanks, I envy you guys from USA.. So many things for best prices..

[kgull]

It really depends on what type of flux is in the solder. I usaully do board work with a high capacity chisel tip at 650F but for other stuff like tinning wire etc, I'll bump up the heat a bit. Dave Jones explains the differences pretty well in this video:

Yeowch! Every now and again I trawl the Bay and think about getting one of those. Not now!

I think I'll probably wind up using my 40W pencil ("garbage") until it breaks.

Just realized I posted the wrong video, that's what I get for posting from my phone

This is the one I meant to post, he starts talking about flux and solder around 9:30 and tips around 17:30.

[Schectadon]

So i bit the bullet and decided to buy both brand to do a side by side comparison.
Sparkfun https://www.sparkfun.com/products/10243
Kester http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00068IJPO/ref=od_aui_detailpages00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Either way I am set for a long time with solder.