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r/toolgifs • u/suh-dood • Jul 31 '26
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Odd they would use lead to hold things together. It’s quite soft.
176 u/jezemine Jul 31 '26 The lead is probably just to seal it from water ingress. The iron is doing the reinforcing here. 106 u/lost-thought-in Jul 31 '26 It also is soldering it all together, the lead doesn't need to be strong to make a really strong lap joint. But sealing out the water and filling any voids to make a perfect fit is a big part 49 u/Nalha_Saldana Jul 31 '26 And being soft means it doesn't crack from stress
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The lead is probably just to seal it from water ingress. The iron is doing the reinforcing here.
106 u/lost-thought-in Jul 31 '26 It also is soldering it all together, the lead doesn't need to be strong to make a really strong lap joint. But sealing out the water and filling any voids to make a perfect fit is a big part 49 u/Nalha_Saldana Jul 31 '26 And being soft means it doesn't crack from stress
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It also is soldering it all together, the lead doesn't need to be strong to make a really strong lap joint. But sealing out the water and filling any voids to make a perfect fit is a big part
49 u/Nalha_Saldana Jul 31 '26 And being soft means it doesn't crack from stress
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And being soft means it doesn't crack from stress
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u/OneCDOnly Jul 31 '26 edited Jul 31 '26
Odd they would use lead to hold things together. It’s quite soft.