That's awesome Mike!
The may have used tree sap or pitch as a glue like substance... I can never
get the sticky stuff off of anything it comes into contact with... isn't
that the sort of thing that formed yellow Amber which was so highly prized
as a jewelry item and also played a part in the discovery of electric
charges?
Has anyone ever written the history of soldering? I would expect the solder
manufacturing folks to have some data on the subject...
Nice thread... I will follow the comments with interest...
Best regards,
Bill Brooks
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-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Fenner [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2004 6:15 AM
To: 'TechNet E-Mail Forum'; 'Brooks,Bill'
Subject: RE: [TN] History of Soldering Links
If Bell soldered he was comparatively recent. The first recorded instances
of soldering (that I am aware of) are probably wall paintings on Tombs in
the Valley of the Dead in Egypt dating from around 2000BC. These appear to
show a line of people making jewellery, using charcoal brazier heated irons.
Surprisingly adhesives go further back to around 70K BC when rosin was used
to fix flint arrow heads! I believe Rosin as flux only goes back as far as
the Elizabethans, possibly later.
I used to have the Egyptians on 35mm slides but I must have chucked them out
as they are no longer in my roof (hence delay in responding whilst looking),
I got the original slides from the British Museum.
Regards
Mike
-----Original Message-----
From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Brooks,Bill
Sent: Monday, August 30, 2004 5:18 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [TN] History of Soldering Links
I'm not too sure how soldering started in Electronics, but I know it was
used long before electronics as a method to create Stained Glass windows or
to assemble sweated copper pipes. Applying Tin/lead to copper foil along the
edges of the pieces of glass is commonly used today in making the popular
colored glass windows and lamp shades... I know, because my wife does that.
Interesting project Steve... it should be fun. This should take you back to
the time of Alexander Graham Bell and his cohorts... at the very least...
Bill Brooks
PCB Design Engineer , C.I.D., C.I.I.
Tel: (760)597-1500 Ext 3772 Fax: (760)597-1510
http://pcbwizards.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Gregory [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Monday, August 30, 2004 8:54 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [TN] History of Soldering Links
Hi All!
I'm going to write a small article about the history of soldering, and how
it's evolved to what it is today. I've done a couple of searchs with Google
amd
Wisenut, and suprisingly, turned up few links.
I'm going to keep looking, but I thought I'd ask this fine group if any of
you have any good links to share about the history of soldering?
Thanks a bunch!
-Steve Gregory-
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