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For you electronic junkies
https://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-soldering-irons/
https://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-soldering-irons/
I have one of these out in the shed, works great.
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One of the Wellers is older than I am!
they had electricity then?
Not sure. But it looks like a Buck Rogers ray gun and has a kite with a key attached. :smirk:
Can't disagree with the logic.... As for what they call a soldering "iron"... I was taught that size tool is a soldering pencil. ....
We had those in jr. high metal shop. They had their own little furnace, separate from the one we used for forging, to heat them up. Used them for soldering in sheet metal fab..... An "iron" looks more like what was put into a flame and weighed about a pound at its end. More for doing lead bodywork than fine electronics.
And Channel Locks are a brand.
To me it's like the motor vs. engine thing. Whichever you use everybody knows what you're talking about. So it's pointless to get into a heated debate.The iron vs pencil thing, and the iron vs copper thing.....
You can still use "film at eleven!"... remind me of another inherited term.
"On tonight's news, we'll show some footage of the race at Wimbledon."
But if it's digital - it isn't footage! (it's tracks or minutes?)
Hey buddy, can you hold this for a sec?