Since solder is such a poor conductor, why use it?

Why would we not weld all joints. Welded silver or copper wire would not have the loss of conductivity of going through solder.

tbg09-24-2015 3:20pm

mapman Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 21,887 posts 09-25-2015 at 01:34am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Details details. Weld away! There's gotta be a better way. ☝️
mapman Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 21,887 posts 09-25-2015 at 02:11pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Less talk, more action. Just do it! Prove the world wrong. Make it so! make it magnetic too while at it. The world will be a better place.
mapman Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 21,887 posts 09-25-2015 at 02:14pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete PS, BTW if you make it magnetic, please also make it affordable as well for poor shlubs like me. No 4000X markups like some prescription drugs. Make the world a better place!!!!!
mapman Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 21,887 posts 09-25-2015 at 02:50pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Even better yet...forget welding which is so old school to start with, form the entire circuit end to end and with no wires and with no connections to solder. I bet someone somewhere is doing this already to some extent but they have way more money to spend than anyone here. Bigger better integrated circuits per se. Oh wait, point to point wiring sounds better than that already. Oh well, back to the drawing board....