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Rosin solution recipe - Art Hoch - 08-12-2014

I'm trying to remember the ingredients in the recipe for a rosin solution to dab on a dial string. Been years since I had to make any. Isn't it powered rosin mixed with denatured alcohol?
Thanks,
Art

RE: Rosin solution recipe - morzh - 08-12-2014

Art

Any pure alcohol, that is either grain or isopropyl, and rosin in quantity enough to make the solution yellow.
I used it as a liquid flux for PCBs while a child.

RE: Rosin solution recipe - Warren - 08-12-2014

Is Everclear alcohol pure enough ? Icon_lol

RE: Rosin solution recipe - JimZ - 08-13-2014

Grab a new tac rag and run the cord thru that a couple of times.

RE: Rosin solution recipe - GarySP - 08-13-2014

Warren don't waste Everclear that way! Cut out a small hole in the stem end of a watermelon and screw that bottle into it! Makes watermelon almost tolerable! Take care, Gary

RE: Rosin solution recipe - David - 08-13-2014

5cc into a orange. For the dial string get 90% Iso from the dollar store mix with rosin. David

RE: Rosin solution recipe - Paul Philco322 - 08-13-2014

Ever try Rosin from a music store?

Paul

RE: Rosin solution recipe - morzh - 08-13-2014

It is the same rosin. Maybe more expensive.
When I was studying violine in my childhood, all my rosin would eventually go to soldering.

RE: Rosin solution recipe - codefox1 - 08-15-2014

You can get a chip from a rosin block for the asking at any music store, a liftetime supply is about $2.00 .

RE: Rosin solution recipe - Art Hoch - 08-15-2014

I have all the rosin I need. Thank you all.

RE: Rosin solution recipe - Paul Philco322 - 08-15-2014

You could always rub up baseballs with it.

Paul

RE: Rosin solution recipe - Pffester - 03-07-2015

(08-15-2014, 04:42 PM)Paul Philco322 Wrote:  You could always rub up baseballs with it.

Paul

How about epoxy resin without the hardner ?? damm sticky

RE: Rosin solution recipe - morzh - 03-07-2015

You do not need sticky. You in fact need something that completely disappears, like alcohol. The idea of rosin solution is that it quickly dries up leaving only rosin as flux. Why would you introduce anything that is not flux and does not disappear?

RE: Rosin solution recipe - Pffester - 03-07-2015

So soldering flux will work? mixed with alcohol

RE: Rosin solution recipe - David - 03-07-2015

The stuff used by plumbers is acid flux would destroy your dial string please double check what you have on hand. David