Dan I would like that info. Jimmy, I am pretty sure I know all the procedures for laying rib, but I have never had the guts to try it??. Maybe a good time to learn!
Maybe if you got an old broken down clunker and practiced. Take it off and put it back on and few times. Most of us would probably never have the chance to do it. I have done a lot of soldering in my lifetime. I solder things all the time. Years ago I worked in an automotive electric shop and have soldered big truck starter armatures, coils and alternator rotors and stators using a large soldering iron. The secret is the flux. You have to have that. Now days I just use a soldering gun around the house for smaller things. It would be neat if you could learn how to do that. It would be a unique business. Good luck.