[Boatanchors] SOLDER TIPS

[john fitzsimmons]

Get an old Wen soldering gun.  Almost instant heat and the tips are indestructible.

I've been using the same Wen gun my dad bought in the late 50s...

--- On Sun, 9/5/10, Lloyd Godsey <kk7iz at cox.net> wrote:

From: Lloyd Godsey <kk7iz at cox.net>
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] SOLDER TIPS
To: "Gary" <xfrmrs at roadrunner.com>, boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
Date: Sunday, September 5, 2010, 10:08 PM

Just a minute, is this soldering class or sex education?
Thanx
Lloyd Godsey  KK7IZ
kk7iz at cox.net
480-620-7145

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From: "Gary" <xfrmrs at roadrunner.com>
Sent: Sunday, September 05, 2010 6:57 PM
To: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] SOLDER TIPS

> If your Weller has the two position heat switch, use the lower heat, and 
> no,
> the Weller tips last longer for me than #10 or #12 copper wire. Been 
> there,
> done that. Keep ,your nuts tight and your tip clean...........
> nuff said,
> Gary...WZ1M
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Lloyd Godsey" <kk7iz at cox.net>
> To: "Gary" <xfrmrs at roadrunner.com>; <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Sunday, September 05, 2010 9:48 PM
> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] SOLDER TIPS
>
>
>> Probably last longer than Rat Shack
>> Thanx
>> Lloyd Godsey  KK7IZ
>> kk7iz at cox.net
>> 480-620-7145
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> From: "Gary" <xfrmrs at roadrunner.com>
>> Sent: Sunday, September 05, 2010 6:31 PM
>> To: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
>> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] SOLDER TIPS
>>
>>> I buy my Weller tips at Radio Shack and they last a long time. Never any
>>> problems.
>>> Gary...WZ1M
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: <Flowertime01 at wmconnect.com>
>>> To: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
>>> Sent: Sunday, September 05, 2010 5:29 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] SOLDER TIPS
>>>
>>>
>>>> Bill,
>>>>
>>>> My gun uses nuts. I just cut a length to #12 or #10 copper wire and 
>>>> make
>>>> up
>>>> my own. I put a twist in the poop at the tip end for more solder 
>>>> holding
>>>> area. Life is no longer than the stock tips but the price is better. 
>>>> You
>>>> can
>>>> drill the nuts for a large dia wire and maybe use a single strand from
>>>> some
>>>> heavy size conductor.
>>>>
>>>> Roger AI4NI</HTML>
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