HighWirey said:
And I have heard the term 'solder pot' used. How in the world would a person use a solder pot to complete any joints in residential?
My term of 'solder pot' may be inaccurate, but is meant to describe a metal 'spoon' in which a large amount of solder is melted.
In the method I have seen used, the electrician starts to heat up the solder before making up the boxes. While the solder is melting, he goes around and makes up the boxes, and turns all the connections downward. Imagine making a box up, as if intending to use wire nuts, but solder & tape instead.
Then, when all the make-up is done, the solder is melted. The electrician walks around the house and dips each set of twisted wires into the molten solder. Several connections can be done simultaniously if the 'pot' is large enough and prudent planning is done during make-up.
I would suspect this method is faster than using a coil of solder and a torch, buy you would still need to return (again) to each box to tape the joints and finish stuffing the boxes.