Soldering Help Q & A's

[macfjej]

heck, i thought i was being long winded, lol, no worries, i do know how to solder a bit, learned in school. but when i got home the methods didn't seem to work, it wasn't untill yesterday that i found out it was becuse the iron i was using was BLACK, the tip was nearly completly black and the heat shroud was blackened serveral inches from the tip to the handle, that's why i got this one. i couldn't find one with a chisel at "the Source" (radio shack equivelent) or canadian tire, so i figure this one would do. bah, i'm getting long winded again, if you guys think it's good i'll believe ya. thx!