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Rich, Not to belabor the point but once the wire is tinned and as GRJ stated a "Blob" of solder on the rail where the connection is to be made, no further solder is needed so set your solder length aside.  You use the iron to press the tinned wire to the rail. With the free hand (Now that you are not holding a length of solder) hold the wire to the rail with what ever tool is handy.  Remove the tool once the solder has cooled.  With this process, you do not need a third hand and this is the appropriate way to solder electrical connections.

Jim thanks for your suggestions.  I understand how to solder, and have been doing so for over 30 years with all kinds of electronics. Typically I agree your point in timing the wire and the solder blob.  In my case, and maybe I am too particular it is much simpler to dress the wire in place before soldering than after.  Also if you note my wire goes straight down, very little wire to hold with your hand as it goes below the ties.  Also I use a two conductor wire with an overall jacket, so limited to having the wire feed from underneath the table.

As I said at the beginning my approach may be unconventional but it works well for me after trying a bunch of approaches.

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