Rescuing a Very Used Magnesia Soldering Block
by Judy Larson
If you've used your soldering block for a while, it's likely gotten gouged and scratched. Here's a simple way to renew it!
Instructions
After a winter of HARD use, one of my magnesia solder brick was in pretty poor shape. There were extra tiny bits of solder buried in the surface, gouges from solder brick pulling away when picking up soldered pieces,and the spray flux I sometimes use had become a problem after repeated heating of the brick surface.The surface was becoming a heavily mottled black.Unfortunately, the before photo taken was inadvertently deleted and was MUCH worse than the ones hown here, which should have been cleaned up before continuing to use.
Judy Larson's Rescuing a Very Used Magnesia Soldering Block - , Tools For Wire Jewelry, Tools, rescuing a very used soldering brick
Judy Larson's Rescuing a Very Used Magnesia Soldering Block - , Tools For Wire Jewelry, Tools, rescuing a very used soldering block
How to renew a magnesia soldering brick surface: Brush off the surface of a relatively smooth flat sidewalk section. Make sure there are no little bits left that could leave gouges in the surface of the block. Place the side of the block to be cleaned face down on the sidewalk. Using a circular motion, "sand"away the imperfections. Brush all the dust off the brick face and the sidewalk. Repeat the process until you are satisfied that the surface of the block is again usable.
Judy Larson's Rescuing a Very Used Magnesia Soldering Block - , Tools For Wire Jewelry, Tools, rescuing a very used soldering block
Judy Larson's Rescuing a Very Used Magnesia Soldering Block - , Tools For Wire Jewelry, Tools, rescuing a very used soldering block
Judy Larson's Rescuing a Very Used Magnesia Soldering Block - , Tools For Wire Jewelry, Tools, rescuing a very used soldering block

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