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Your neutral is.carrying the sum.of both.legs... Unless you have a 240V item, measure your current at the neutral... also remember that theoretically the ground does not carry any current... so as it is we are pushing the envelope a little bit...
As far as the ends, you may wish to not solder them... if you visualize the contact area of a solid conductor is smaller than the stranded... Current travels on the surface so the total surface area is an important part of the connection... All strands must be in the "pinch" area and it is best to over rate your cables for these and other reasons... Also solids are meant for static connections, not recommended for portable cyclical type use since they will loosen up in a very short time if moved as in an xtn cord etc... I wish I could find a finely stranded 1 #6 and 3 #8's.... it would make an excellent short 10' xtn...e
Good luck and be careful...
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