Re: Today's score (on topic)


"Dave Curtis" <dbaudiotech@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:nd7185pa0oqo4j1sqvc78ui6k70sm3e6hg@xxxxxxxxxx
On Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:20:40 -0400, "Phil_S"
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"Dave Curtis" <dbaudiotech@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Sun, 9 Aug 2009 22:21:14 -0400, "Phil_S"
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On Sun, 9 Aug 2009 11:58:19 -0400, "Phil_S"
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On Sat, 8 Aug 2009 23:02:45 -0400, "Phil_S"
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OK, I looked it up. This model, much to my surprise, is still in
production. It sells for around $40.

$31.29 w/ free shipping at Amazon. They're handy to have around. I
have a Sears 150/230 that I have had for 25 years. Great for soldering
joints to the chassis but not useful for much else in an amp.

Good score nonetheless. Free is almost always good.


Yeah, but the most amazing part for me is where I found it. I've been
in
that "tool" room in the basement dozens of times and never noticed it.
I
figure it either belonged to my late father-in-law or my eagle scout
brother-in-law turned cardiologist. Either way, I don't think either
one
of
them will miss it.

Soldering to the chassis is exactly what I had in mind. Not too long
ago,
it was doing a can cap and making the joint on the twist tab (used as a
ground point) took two soldering irons and three hands. I used the
butane
iron and the electric iron, both set for max heat and it was barely
satisfactory. Now, problem solved!

Maybe not. That chassis soaks up a lot of heat. I had an old bakelite
Craftsman 100 that had a hard time. This spring, I picked up the
Craftsman version of this:
http://tinyurl.com/nld6ux

Problem solved.

Criminy! That's scary looking, Dave.

$3 at the flea market. It's less scary than what I was using
before[1], but it takes a little longer to heat up.

Here it is:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2545/3807588240_c9209969e8_b.jpg


Looks nice. Not like that scary POS you pointed to on ebay earlier!


[1]holding the torch-attachment solder tip with vise-grips and heating
it with the torch; real old-school

Yes, you've torch-ered me with that concept before.


Hah! All the out-of-work comedians, and we get Phil!

Good one.

See that, Marc? Now, THAT'S a sense of humor!

On-Topic, too!

Thanks. You should have seen several bad ones that I erased before this one just "arrived".

.

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