Learning to sweat copper pipes

I’ve been trying my hand at sweating copper pipes, but I keep getting a few leaks. I’ve watched some tutorials, but I’d love to hear any tips from those of you who have mastered it. What tools do you swear by, and how do you know when you’ve got the right temperature?

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