[TheForge] More miniatures...

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I use an old variac ( I have a couple dozen at this point, can't walk 
away from one priced at 5$ or less) to drop temp of soldering iron.  
Another useful dodge is to open up the handle of the soldering iron and 
put a diode on the hot side of the cord.  This will cut the heating 
cycle in half and lower the temp. 

Charles

Andy Vida wrote:

>	"Weld" the feet to the body as at E.  Ideally, one uses a wax burning
>	pen.  I have a very $$one doen in Phoenix, which does me nothing
>	of the good here in Portland, so I bought an $11, 25 watt soldering
>	iron.  It is entirely too hot and tends to burn the wax, but I have
>	adjusted to this additional little bit of living in the stone age
>	and can now weld the hell out of the wax without too much trouble.
>	
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