Semi-OT: Soldering Iron recommendations

From: Mike Ford <mikeford_at_socal.rr.com>
Date: Fri Sep 1 23:25:44 2000

>I've had a weller station for about 15 years, and for the last 15 it's been
>unused because it quit on me at a critical time. I replaced it with a

>For portable use, I've got one of those butane-fired numbers from Weller.
>It cost about $50 and I doubt I'll ever get enough use out of it to warrant

Kinda funny, you couldn't pry my weller away from me, but I do have a
couple spare $15 butane units from Rat Shack that get used when a cord
isn't practical.

<the humor here being you have nice weller etc., and use a cheap RS with a
expensive Weller butane, and I use a cheap Weller with a cheap RS butane.>
Received on Fri Sep 01 2000 - 23:25:44 BST