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Re:Steve Wozniak remembers the early days [video] by jack-r-abbit on Thursday December 04, 2014 @05:33PM (#8702137)
> What is there to be gained by holding solder metal in the mouth?

Unless you have a third arm or a monkey tail, holding the solder in your mouth is about your only option when the component is in one hand and the iron is in the other.

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Re:Steve Wozniak remembers the early days [video] by DanBC on Thursday December 04, 2014 @05:49PM (#8702202)
If you spend any kind of time doing this you should just invest in a jig to hold the work. And solder is thin and flexible, it's pretty easy with a bit of practice to manipulate it with the other fingers.

Wiggling the joint while it's setting is sub-optimal.

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Re:Steve Wozniak remembers the early days [video] by jack-r-abbit on Thursday December 04, 2014 @05:59PM (#8702248)
Of course. But not everything fits into a jig.
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