[SOC] Looking for Heavy Duty Soldering Iron

[Merlin Williams]

I BELIEVE THAT LUCKY LAGER BEER USED TO COME TIN COATED STEEL BEAR CANS THEY
WOULD BE IDEA FOR SOLDERING TOGETHER TO MAKE A VERTICAL. IF THEY WERE IN
GOOD CONDITION MITE GET A FULL SIZED 40 METER VERTICAL WITH THEM. THEY WERE
VERY HARD TO CRUSH. THE QUALITY WAS IN THE CAN NOT IN THE BEER.

MERLIN - KD0V SOC# 757
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul T. Antos" <wb2abd at roadrunner.com>
To: "Second Class Operators' Club" <soc at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2007 9:40 PM
Subject: Re: [SOC] Looking for Heavy Duty Soldering Iron


>     Gee,  I hope this doesn't mean the thread will stop. The guys on them
> other pious reflectors often complain about a thread going on too long. I
> know that won't happen here. I'm enjoying this too much.
>
> BTW, did anybody mention using a beer bottle for a vertical base insulator
> ( empty of course, and if not imbibed, at least used to chemically treat
the
> radials along with other unwanted fluids).
>
> ABD  764
> .
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Tom McCulloch" <thom2 at att.net>
> To: <thom2 at att.net>
> Cc: <soc at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2007 9:42 PM
> Subject: Re: [SOC] Looking for Heavy Duty Soldering Iron
>
>
> > I'd like to thanks everyone for their suggestions on getting a heavy
duty
> > soldering iron.  I think I have some good leads on which way to go (Big
> > Tip -- with plenty of mass es heat).  I also learned how to make an
> > antenna out of beer cans and learned that the dancing bear was a Hamm
(and
> > as a bonus I found an old commercial with Rocky Marciano boxing the
> > bear!!)
> >
> > Thanks guys is great to be second class!
> >
> > Tom
> > WB2QDG
> >
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