Great to hear that you got it done, Sometimes soldering seems like voodoo to some people, but it's just like doing body work on a vehical, it's all in preperation that makes it go smoothly. I've even done jigs in the past to hold the wires in place and 45% silfos the wires together. But that gear was 1/4" thick wire and I had the option of using the mig to weld it but that would have changed the metals properties by anneling it to a softer steel.