About how long would it take to complete the project? Looking to teach a group of about 8 to solder.
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If you are teaching a group that big, you should have other adults to help, even if they don't know a lot about soldering. Otherwise you will be unsoldering any mistakes they make which takes a lot of time. It is Very difficult to watch that many people soldering for the first time. Even adults who have not soldered before can listen to what you say and be your extra eyes.
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I did this with a group of 5th grade boys. We spent an hour a week for 4 weeks on it. Some boys were done half way through the 3rd session, some weren't done after the 4th session. Nobody lost an eye. Good luck!
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takes us about 30 minutes with 3 people and 45 with 2. Trick is to color code the parts once set up with some paint and it makes it easier for the next time you set up.
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Not hard, but VERY time consuming. It took me about four hours working at a comfortable, steady pace and really studying the assembly diagrams. I have to give KidCraft credit for the instructions. One step at a time, very simple but obvious diagrams, usually only one or two different screw/other types involved for each step (so each diagram was not overly complicated), but you will repeat that step two or four times per the 43 diagrams - so you can see how it adds up in time. And despite paying very careful attention, I still somehow managed to miss attaching two less relevant pieces which, with just a little loosening up on targeted screws, I was able to push them into place. Time and patience. Not hard, but VERY time consuming. It took me about four hours working at a comfortable, steady pace and really studying the assembly diagrams. I have to give KidCraft credit for the instructions. One step at a time, very simple but obvious diagrams, usually only one or two different screw/other types involved for each step (so each diagram was not overly complicated), but you will repeat that step two or four times per the 43 diagrams - so you can see how it adds up in time. And despite paying very careful attention, I still somehow managed to miss attaching two less relevant pieces which,... » Read More Not hard, but VERY time consuming. It took me about four hours working at a comfortable, steady pace and really studying the assembly diagrams. I have to give KidCraft credit for the instructions. One step at a time, very simple but obvious diagrams, usually only one or two different screw/other types involved for each step (so each diagram was not overly complicated), but you will repeat that step two or four times per the 43 diagrams - so you can see how it adds up in time. And despite paying very careful attention, I still somehow managed to miss attaching two less relevant pieces which, with just a little loosening up on targeted screws, I was able to push them into place. Time and patience. « Show Less
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Gotcha. I wonder if you might have better luck getting a metal smith to fill it in with silver solder... Just a thought.
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This is a pretty good soldering gun; I bought it to solder heavy duty starter brush leads and residential wiring. It will normally cause the solder to flow in a minute or less, depending on how much copper you have bundled together. I have had mine for a couple of years now and it's great...gave the smaller one away...you won't be disappointed.
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I wouldn't...too much heat needed to make the solder flow,your flux will burn before the solder flows and youll melt surrounding material and the solder will just run off.
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Yes see amazon url:Aoyue/Hakko Chisel Soldering Tip Set of 10 Pcs.However, since you have such good soldering station, I would recommend tips you likely have never heard of. They are Plato tips. My father worked for Plato. He gave me soldering tips that lasted me 25 years. They are not that good today, but they are a world of difference. http://www.amazon.com/Soldering-Tip-Hakko-936-Stations/dp/B0027IU3QO/ref=sr_1_30?ie=UTF8&qid;=1423200556&sr;=8-30&keywords;=PLATO+SOLDERING+TIPS
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Yes, it will take about 15 to 30 minutes. You will need one other person to help you with it though.
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About an hour if you know what you are doing. Make sure you read and follow instructions.
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Yes, it takes about 30 minutes with two people. It's fairly easy, with clear instructions and well-marked pieces.
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Not hard if you know what you're doing. A little snip here and there and a spot of solder and it was done. The hard part was finding a power source with the right voltage.
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From the time it is switched on to the first moment that solder will melt is usually about 5 minutes from my experience.
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It took me about 3 hours with 2 little boys needing attention. You don't need to be strong at all to build it. It's not hard as long as you follow the directions take your time
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I'd say a couple of feet. it's none to hard to solder on some longer ones just make sure to heat shrink the joints.
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That depends. I would guess that if you were to build it stock, no extras, no lights, and you have previous building experience, a person could get it together in a week or so. say, 15 hours. Add in extra parts, obsessive detailing, lighting, paint, and so on, it could readily be a year. (Assuming that you have petty distractions in life like sleeping, eating, family, a job, etc.)
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I would start with another only because it has 622 pieces. My son is 6 and we'd been doing many and it took us 3 days. Following the steps & attention to do is all but you can do over a few days. It turned out great!
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I haven't used my soldering iron this year though from what I remember it was within 5 min. I was soldering solar cells and the variable temp was important. I'm happy with it.Michael SedonaCreations.com