[SOC] Looking for Heavy Duty Soldering Iron

[Tom McCulloch]

Hi Paul,
 Thanks for the heads up..I'll keep an eye out for the "American Beauty" 
irons..and yes I think I will wind up buying from the manufacturer or a 
reputable dealer

73
Tom wb2qdg
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul T. Antos" <wb2abd at roadrunner.com>
To: "Second Class Operators' Club" <soc at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, October 08, 2007 8:05 PM
Subject: Re: [SOC] Looking for Heavy Duty Soldering Iron


> It is my understanding that the size of the tip should be LARGE, so it can 
> supply a lot of heat more quickly. E-bay seems to have occasional 
> offerings of "American Beauty" soldering irons ( not soldering guns - tips 
> are too small). Think of soldering copper flashing and gutters...
>
> Paul WB2ABD   SOC 764
>
> PS I never bought one on-line because , as they're usually pretty old,  I 
> don't know if it's gonna work
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Tom McCulloch" <thom2 at att.net>
> To: <thom2 at att.net>
> Cc: <soc at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Monday, October 08, 2007 7:49 PM
> Subject: [SOC] Looking for Heavy Duty Soldering Iron
>
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> For a while now I've been looking for a heavy duty soldering iron mostly 
>> to use in soldering coax to PL-259's and the like. The biggest thing I 
>> have is a 100 watt RS/Weller solder gun but even with that the connector 
>> acts as a heat sink and I have a lot of trouble making the connection.
>>
>> When I was a little ham my dad had this huge soldering iron which 
>> probably could have been used to connect steel girders together and that 
>> was great for this type of thing.  I was wondering if anyone knows where 
>> I can find a heavy duty iron?
>>
>> In desperation I was looking through the crafts section on e-Bay and I 
>> have come across soldering irons used for connecting pieces of stained 
>> glass. They seem to be rated at 100 watts (same as my RS gun) but have a 
>> big 3/8 inch tip.  There are several out there, this is one that seem to 
>> be representative:
>>
>> http://www.yglass.com/1078.html
>>
>> On e-bay they seem to go for about $30 after shipping, or so, although it 
>> is higher at this site.
>>
>> My question to the group is do you think this would do the job?
>>
>> Thanks for any help or suggestions you might offer on this.
>>
>> Tom
>> WB2QDG
>>
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