[Boatanchors] Large Soldering Irons

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Groups,

I have a large (about 3/4" dia. tip) 120 watt soldering iron made by Stanley. 
 I found it unused in the original box some years ago at a flea market.  I 
originally got it to use on the occasional antenna or other heavy project but 
recently have used it to open up military grade canned capacitors for 
rebuilding.  I'd like to make some custom fit flat tips to speed up this process but the 
pyramid tip on this one isn't removable (it may have been before I started 
using it) and the only way I can see to attach them to the iron would be to cut 
the existing tip off flat, which I'm not going to do to my only large iron.

I took a look at the Stanley Tools site but several search attempts didn't 
turn up anything related to solder.  So I assume they no longer make soldering 
irons.  Does anyone know of anyone who still makes irons that are not only 
rated above say 100 watts but that have tips with a diameter of 1/2"" or larger?

73
Robert Downs - Houston
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