How to Solder

[Deke101]

I WAS going to correct the guy that said, "It's pronounced sole-der not sodder," but then I realized that his stupid comment is a year old and he has probably been corrected a thousand times already. I love YouTube.

[mralh03]

Angry solder man, very angry. I think that his turtle neck was too tight around his neck.

[GreatPacNorthwest]

",,,,and that's how you solder a wire. And now I'm going home to beat my wife and kids....and dog."

[RX7GSLSEowner]

Could this have been shot from ANY further away? Couldn't see what was going on, even with such a simple operation. So what's the point of making this video then?

[monelleny]

Why did this guy make this video? Seems like he'd rather be doing almost anything else!

[norebert]

If you were English you could speak our language, if you were intelligent you might understand why you can't..who cares you are only americans.lol. if your hands were cold would they be cod? no thats a fish (it lives in the sea) if they were cold you might find it difficult to fold (thats fold not fod) a sheet of paper {origami for the linguistic gymnasts amongst you there must be some}? because it sounded right to you doesnt mean it is remember ..not sure ask an englishman!

[2stonedbirds]

Mechanical connection... how about using a western union instead of just twisting them up?  You'll get better results.

[garoad2]

Somebody has to make a parody of this guy! RAAAAAH ANGRY SOLDERING!!! DAMNIT WHY WON'T MY SOLDER FLOW! WHY CAN'T I MENTION IMPORTANT DETAILS IN MY VIDEOS! WHY DOESN'T MY CAMERA ZOOM BETTER?

[GUEREWER3]

assholeeeeee!!!



[Rice4Life79]

Guy seems pissed

[CRimsonEagleX]

solder time

[sammichmanjr]

You may THINK it's that last time you're showing me... But I have a replay button.

Bitch.

[SCBianchi]

Sorry we disturbed you, popular mechanic.

[born2rockhard]

Now I wanna solder a wire.

[MrMetalBurrito]

Since when does Wilford Brimley teach how to solder?

[photoallergic]

"Okay dad, i will do it right next time, i promise" :)

No, seriously, i love this grumpy style of mechanics talking about "how it's done".

[ScottyRawdy]

SMOKE rises .. HEAT moves towards cold.. Heat rises is wrong.. To be fair this guy said "Heat tends to rise , but I'm only mentioning this FACT because there's wrong information coming from ppl about heat rising constantly & it's NOT true.. If You had a solid roof above U and the bottom of the walls were exposed to the cold air outside U would see the heat NOT rising , but moving towards the cold air (Especially if you had heat vision googles or sum shit like that .. Thanx lol

[KidneyShanker]

Thanks for the colse-up shot...dick.

[ccricers]

Hmm I don't have those metal clips to hold the wires. I always have to put up something else to prop or keep the wires from moving.

[liverfaliure]

press 1 CLEAN!!!

[JASONANDTRACI]

popular mechanics Magazine SUCKS BAD

[shield400]

Wow, anyone else get the "okay, this is the last time I'm showing you" feeling from this guy?

Btw, it's sole-der not sodder. You wouldn't pronounce holder hodder would you?

[Nigganechi]

@shield400 I dunno, Holmes on Holmes pronounces it sodder.

[Withoutstanding]

@shield400 You're a fucking idiot. Read a dictionary moron.

[shield400]

@Withoutstanding A fucking Canadian who doesn't know the simple difference between ham and bacon is telling me to read a dictionary! Omg, thats rich!!!

[thesmashfloydian]

@shield400 It IS pronounced "sodder"...you can't always judge the pronunciation of a word solely by the way it's spelled.

[cianw10]

@thesmashfloydian depends from where you come from. not always the case but most of the time americans call it sodder and evryone else calls it sol-der.

[cianw10]

@shield400 depends from where you come from. not always the case but most of the time americans call it sodder and evryone else calls it sol-der.

[Nadrealis]

@shield400 You're a fucking dumbass. With your logic you would pronounce Depot "DE-POT."

Die in a car fire with your kids and wife.

[CuminStrokeMyDuramax]

@shield400 You wouldn't prounounce Knife Kah-nife would you? The L is silent. It's in there for shits and giggles and to confuse people.

[fingerboy18]

@shield400 In the US, solder is pronounced "sodd-er". In the UK it's pronounced "sow-der". In Australia it's commonly pronounced "sold-er". No one is wrong, we just have different ways of saying things.

[VideoGamerHD]

@fingerboy18 In the UK and Ireland, we pronounce it "sold-er"

[fingerboy18]

@VideoGamerHD I was unaware. Pardon my assumption. To each their own!

[VideoGamerHD]

@fingerboy18 Well... I guess I'll let you off this time!

Just kidding, easy mistake that everyone (including myself at one time) makes.

Have a great day!

[fingerboy18]

@VideoGamerHD Haha, you too!

[PX125E]

@shield400 I think Mike likes to be solder-mised

[ThisWeedIsMine4]

@shield400 You can pronounce Solder anyway you want, the L in solder is silent, just like the H in herb, so you can either pronounce it Saw-Durr or sole-der, in the UK its pronounced Sole-der in the US and anywher else in the world its pronounced Saw-durr.

[ThisWeedIsMine4]

@shield400 Maybe you're not familiar with the english language, things aren't always pronounced like they're spelt.

[TejbzYunior]

@shield400 "sodder" is the correct pronunciation, you really should look stuff like that up before you make a post. Subtle is spelled like "sub-tel", but you pronounce it "suddle". Get your facts straight

[shield400]

@TejbzYunior Both pronunciations are correct. It all depends on where in the world your from. Maybe you should follow your own advice about getting "facts straight".

[TejbzYunior]

@shield400 1. Where you and I come from "sodder" is correct. 2. Don't tell someone they are incorrect if you yourself accept both pronunciations.

[JesterManitou]

@shield400 Hi Shield, the word 'solder' comes from Middle English 'soudur' from Old French 'soudure' or 'soldure', from even earlier 'soulder', from Latin 'solidare' ("to make solid"). Language is always in flux (pun intended.) But it has been pronounced without the "L" for quite some time now.

[jmikesr]

@shield400 it's "sodder" you moron. it's not shed u all either it's sked u all

[tatsumaru12345]

Popular mechanics eh? Sounds like this guy just escaped jail

[clarkiejohn]

he sounded like he was telling me off :(

[Nesseight]

Not sure about there, but in America the "L" in "solder" is silent, same with "walk", "talk", and "Alabama"... If any American was to pronounce that "L", they would be looked at by other Americans as if they had a speech impediment. It's nonsensical, but the English Language is not an exact science.

Stop saying this guy is grumpy, he's concise. I wish everything informative was voiced by him.

[MrRupertDBear]

@Nesseight

I completely agree with you about the grumpy part. I would have loved to have all of my teachers as concise as that guy. No ums, ahhs, just the facts.

[dvdsmlprstylr]

i can't stand the way americans say "solder" soooo annoying. they pronounce it sarder.

SOLLL-DURRR

[bolski69]

whats a sodder?



[guitardudeguy00]

@bolski69 sodder is the correct pronunciation of the word "solder"

[cjdistheman1]

I swear Americans is pronouncing "solder" completely wrong. It's not spelled with two D's. When "odd" and "old" is pronounced different. #SMDH

[CalicoatMaker]

The National Electrical Code (NFPA70) prohibits use of solder on electrical connections; the reason is because under an overload, the solder will melt, and you'll have a live wire flying around & may cause a fire. Just remember that if you're thinking of soldering anything that may handle any type of load. Signaling is fine, though. If you're repairing a wire bigger than 18 gauge, I'd say dont. It's taht small because there probably isnt much of a load on it

[Nadrealis]

@CalicoatMaker I'm sure all electronics in the world will now obey this law.

I'm pretty sure the electrical connection you're talking about are with Houses. Also, I think it's hilarious that the "solder will melt." Melt on what? The wire? Heat is generated by the application using the current, the amount of heat across a wire would be minuscule in something the size he is soldering.

[Kingddd333]

I was waiting for this guy to just pounce on the camera and start beating the hell out of the cameraman

[kaskas55]

he looks pissed.

[fkndeezl]

Maybe he should solder those loose wires in his brain.

[fisherboom]

This guy is a right grumpy know it all fuck you grumpy man !

[Ml9ll]

In Soviet Russia, copper wire solders you!

[imcustomized]

I'm gonna go buy some 50/50 acid core solder right now!

[TheANRProductions]

@imcustomized Yeah! FUCK THAT CRANKY OLD BITCH!

[FearTriX]

No, that's how YOU solder a wire.

[dozy1100]

sod her

[bluntza]

" NEVER USE ACID CORE SOLDER OR 50/50 SOLDER !" why? " CUZ I‘LL FUCKING KILL YOU THATS WHY"

[TheANRProductions]

@bluntza hahahha man thats funny shit

[dawgzilla1]

thanks for the info, first time soldering, and soldered 2 wires together first try

[meyiyiyi55]

most important part was how to join the wires for best results and staying power,not here.

[darethas]

you know what, everyone is calling this guy a jerk but after youtubing over 10+ video's I finally came across this video, and it was all I needed. It was clear, informative, and concise. That's all I asked for, and I think this is a great video.

[jhefflin]

He is straight forward and gives the facts. You little boys need to pull up your big girl panties and get over it. You're awfully sensitive.

[jhefflin]

He is straight forward and gives the facts. You little boys need to pull up your big girl panties and get over it.

[graphixp]

@jhefflin good for you, well said!

[sigzor85]

This is an old school kind of bastard with not enough patience to properly explain what he did. And old people like that seem to have that same kind of attitude. So old school boy, you need to retire and not teach anybody anything.

[jesusfreakster101]

what is acid-based solder used for anyway? Thanks for the lesson.

[basscatchergk]

i think this scum bag is having his period, and btw save the stash

[TheGuyWithTheFace1]

frst of all hes a fucking dick

and second america is always right evry other country is wrong and there just mad that america is better than them

third heat doesnt tend to rise heat is less dence than cold air so IT ALWAYS RISES hes a fucking retart

[Nadrealis]

@TheGuyWithTheFace1 Did you seriously just say "retart?" Listen kid, go to school and realize he's giving you straight up facts and trying to help people. He's made himself a lot of money doing this shit so he obviously knows what he's doing.

Shut up.

[o0Vox]

Fuck. I should of watched this before I did it.

[davidt3400]

Ok easy enough. How do you solder a say, a deans connector to 12g wire. I cant get heat to get thru the deans and wire its f*in pissing me off.

[mog320]

Short, sweet and too the point. Thanks for the tutorial. 

[keeblerdeathsquad]

Wow, there's a lot of fragile individuals here. If you think this guy is a meanie, you'd never make it in the real world.

[Kroy5312]

@keeblerdeathsquad I make it in the real world everyday in the trades. But when you are making an instructional video you dont have to come across as a pretentious "know it all" dick bag.

[Mentorcase]

@Kroy5312 What's a dick bag ?

[Kroy5312]

@Mentorcase Copied right from the Urban Dictionary:

An insult or name used to describe one who behaves like a douche bag, asshole, or jerk.

1. That guy just tripped me! What a dick bag!

2. Kyle Rudolph

[mithigarcha1]

good video mate ,,enough info for beginners ,,dont care what these guys have to say but it helped me,,thanks and keep it up

[Kroy5312]

"How to be a Douche" would be a better title for this.

[Medic1911]

how do you guys do it? the wire insulation begins to melt before the wire is hot enough. =(

[axelfols1]

SOLE-DOR not SODDER!!!!!

[SteeleInd]

@axelfols1

90% of North Americans pronounce it "Sodder" and 90% of Europeans pronounce it "Sole-dur". Get some cultural education, bro.

[axelfols1]

@SteeleInd

LOL. Bro, its just another example of an english word that Americans have ignorantly mis-pronounced in years. History, culture? Don't make me laugh!

[SteeleInd]

@axelfols1

Butthurt?

[axelfols1]

@SteeleInd

Slang kind of sums it up. You've just made my point. Thanks!

[SteeleInd]

@axelfols1

Yeah you're so very superior to me, because you live in a different country and you pronounce things differently than me. Good point. Anyone who uses slang or offends your elitist beliefs is obviously a lesser being in comparison to your astounding glory, oh great lord of the Internet. Enjoy being an arrogant snob. I'm sure you will.

[axelfols1]

@SteeleInd

Oh comrade you have self esteem issues and are most probably paranoid. Additionally, you display typical tendencies of an insular American.

[SteeleInd]

@axelfols1

Self esteem issues and paranoia, eh? What leads you to these conclusions?

[axelfols1]

@SteeleInd

Your previous comment comrade.

[SteeleInd]

@axelfols1

My previous comment was pretty clearly written in a sarcastic tone.

[axelfols1]

@SteeleInd

I believed sarcasm is lost on Americans.  Please forgive me.

[liamsss2]

fat ass

[89239dfkdk]

You faggots are like, "Oh, the old guy hurt my feellings because he didn't smile at me at the end of the video".

[sinviernoche]

LMMFBO!!! These comments are so frikkin' funny! Yeah, and what's the deal w/ that retired cop/ creepy carnival worker moustache? Solder yourself a new body, ya mizzible, Komrade-grey solder-Shrek! He needs Kathy Bates to poke him in the prostate!

[GuitarRocks23455]

At the the end he seemed so pissed. Like what the fuck man, your only upset because your some old fuck who cant get a boner, calm down.

[johnmacward]

He reminds me of a pissed off teacher.

[novakane87]

"Make a mechanical joint..." What if you are soldering 8 gauge "high fiber count" wires? Would you just use the solder to make the joint in that case?

[redoubt9000]

lol... the old man is like.. "There ya go ya fuckin idiots..."

what's with the use of vaseline in soldering though?

[1940films]

Good info! Any videos on soldering 3 wires? (I'm sure its nearly the same)

[majorpainful]

solder-nazi in action! achtung achtung!

[Serpico261]

@majorpainful

hehehe, yeah

[Coodude26]

If you solder correctly, solder makes a great mechanical connection <_<

[lay3Rv2]

DEAR YOUTUBE,

FUCK YOUR SHIT COMMERCIALS!

Sincerly,

lay3rv2

[torque395]

I can successfully solder most wires, however when soldering the wires one USED electromagnetic trailer brakes i cant get the solder to stick. It just runs right off. The wires look like dark brown and not shiny copper but no matter how far back I trim the wire it all looks the same. Is there a special trick to soldering this stuff?

[GWprojects]

replace the wire

[Coodude26]

I still think the "How and WHY to solder Correctly" is probably the best soldering video out there.

[llollboi]

so easy but i cant use one for some reasin idk why ?

[nviati]

"Do not ____" x 500

[dothedamnthang2]

EASY!!

[xylk21]

very helpful :)

Thanks!

[scubadivingmachines]

You guys make me laugh

[veryperson]

Hi Mike Allen from Popular Mechanics Magazine. What's your opinion on soldering wire for the sole purpose of inhaling toxic fumes?

[LOUW3N]

all his instructions are very direct and to the point but he doesn't explain why he thinks its important to do things his way and not the other.

this vid will give you some idea but by itself probably won't teach you.

he almost smiled at the end. lol

[GufaLG]

This video is "As it is wrong to solder"

[marx7290]

I dunno it seems like this guy has a stick up his ass for some reason. lmao!

[D4rKsideBob]

There's always one... haha

[spartan2600]

"Heat tends to rise."

No, it doesn't. Warmer air rises above cooler air, but this is irrelevant when soldering. Warm copper wire doesn't rise above cooler copper wire, and heat doesn't transfer upwards, it radiates in all directions.

[dontbuyprelude]

@spartan2600 what he meant was the hot air from the iron would rise and warm the wire as opposed to having the iron on top of the wire and the heat would radiate in all directions but it would mainly rise up and away from the wire.

[legion2]

Do not twist the wires together when making a solder bridge! much weaker than leaving them straight

[FxFilmsProductions]

i have only done soldering for abouth 5 months, but im still better than him, he uses to much time.

[philw132]

@FxFilmsProductions

uhh, did you consider maybe he went slow so people could follow?

[FxFilmsProductions]

yeah, but it was just a little bit to slow

[hefftoneGA]

This guy should have shown more of the prep, like tinning, and the use of flux, etc... that is the part I'm looking for!

[bazdocter]

I think its his time of the month.

[mariomanlite]

I lol'ed at the end... xD

[michael174]

1:31 - that's how you sodder a wire, now piss off!

[theoldmacarooni8]

its pronounced sodder, but its spelled solder

[Sproutamations]

If you're an illiterate american.

[michael174]

now I know how to sodder

[plxplxkthx]

this video made me feel guilty :(

[Linkacious1]

Well he was happy!

[rchaser4]

Too happy. He should tone it down a bit.

[csidaznigga]

so solder is basically getting a hot heated pencil like thingie and melting the wires into one? am i right or ....not?

[6527mjap]

sort of. needs a soldering iron and a lead or something to bind two wires together.

[feedurheadhesaid]

ouch that was brutal. he sounded annoyed that i didnt already know how to solder.

[SheilaC44]

Never soldered before.Mislaid instruction book to my new soldering iron. Struggled for 15mins......... then watched your video. Job done in 2 mins. Many thanks.

[youtoobflash]

he sounds like jerk!

[Ravenpulse]

true

[peskypesky]

@youtoobflash

nah, he just sounds like he's from Chicago. that's how all my relatives from Chicago sound.

[SmashingJack420]

So, I could solder two ethernet cables together like that, and they would still work?

[youtoobflash]

they make special things for doing that but yah im pretty sure that would work. but you have to take off the end caps!!!!

[lundqvist07]

I'd highly doubt it... an ethernet has to have the same wires connected all the way through.

[6527mjap]

it depends on how you soldered the wires.

[charliesiam]

There are better videos.

He just gives instructions without explaining the reasons WHY, like you're an idiot. Thats why he comes accross as a dick. See how I did that?

[bryan12887]

this fool seems like a dickhead

[shortthrow50]

LMAO!

[popcornreviews]

cool!

thanks, this really helped me!

im doing a project for mt rc car and i neede to know how to do this to be able to attatch the motor and connecotrs!

[bducky21]

he's not a dick, bc it helped me

[JeffInDFW]

It is like he can't believe someone would be so stupid as to not know how to do this, and we are wasting his time. Yep, hes a dick.

[SoleGFXTube]

he seems like a dick

[xJEEPXJ]

he seems like the teacher that is a asshole to everyone and flips shit when u ask a question

[AnthoFlex]

....no wonder....ive been doing it wrong

[hene987]

It has many names. Third hand, helping hand etc.

[ElDelPheguo]

What is the tool called that holds the wire in place?

[bonghits4breakfast]

ya this demo is shit,he doesnt xplain what is tinting,which i just learned from another demo.what he should have said was...when soldering,heat the surface u wish to solder then apply the solder to the heated joint or surface an let the solder flow onto the surface.

[TedBoxhead]

I thought it was helpful. It was straight to the point...and he did say what u said he should of said

[freakman420]

it took him almost exactly 53 seconds to twist the wire and solder it. excluding the time he was ordering you what type of solder to use. that video was a waste of popular mechanics money. they suck anyways.

[iooppuy789]

tool

[FireLightning16]

LICK IT!!!

[dfcvda]

thats right, soddering not welding, its a sexual act, soldering is infact what the numptie refers to.

[poponimpact]

How quaint, I happen to know that the correct way to say "Stupid" is "St-U-Pid" ( pronounce the "U" as "U" not the "uh" )but most people in america pronounce it "Stoo-pid. So therefore, is everyone who pronounces it like the latter handicapped? fucking no you ignorant prick. In other cultures that yours people pronounce things differently. and im not saying this because your america before people thumb me down, but because you're an idiot.

[Runamations]

heh..i agree whole heartedly with you my friend..its true that pronunciations differ from place to place and therefore people to people...but the thing is there is no standard pronounciation technique for almost all the words in the English dictionary...as it is said " theres being right..and theres being polite" ...as we have pretty much freaking disposed of the politeness part and the freedom of speech right allows us to say pretty much anything..i suppose its okay .this comment was pointles

[TheGuyWithTheFace1]

@poponimpact AMERICAS ALWAYS RIGHT YOU STUPID FUCK AND IM PRONOUNCING IT STOOPID

[stealthsniper96]

terrible video. zoom in so we can see what he's doing

[NinjaVide0s]

listen to what hes saying.. he walks you through it

[varun009]

cant you say solder instead of sauder

[polarbear49er]

what the difference between pencil and gun type?

[kennosen1]

Thank you. Very helpful.

[kalpoider]

SODDER ????

 The word is SOLDER..NO silent "L" Cmon people..SODDERING sounds like buggery to me