[Greg Elmassian]

I roll them between my fingers, and turn them with the driver. Most all wax will break off. Then I take the point of an X-acto knife and just give it a quick twist.

Getting all the wax off is not really necessary, it helps lube the threads.

You will need a large soldering iron, and use rosin-core solder. I am assuming you have brass track.

Regards, Greg