On Sat, 08 Jan 2005 01:28:21 -0800, Evan Platt wrote:

On Fri, 7 Jan 2005 13:38:48 -0600, wrote:

Those,As Seen On TV soldering guns,what
happens when the batteries run down?

You put in new batteries?


DOH!

The pyropen junior and the ultratorch are very good and stand up well in daily
use.

For somewhat lighter usage though, the radio shack 64-2188 [sold under several
other names as well] works surprisingly well for its price -- and is quite
compact. There are even hot air and hot knife tips available for this model,
but not from radio shack [last I saw them was in Maplins in the UK].

"RHF" wrote in message
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GA,

"propane-powered soldering torch with
a catalytic element soldering tip"
.
Something like the one of these two ?
.
WELLER "Pyropen Junior"
.
ULYRATORCH - Butane Heat Tool STD UT-100SI.
.
iwtk ~ RHF
.
.

New batteries solve a lot of problems,now don't they? I have an
attatchment that attatches to a hand held propane tank and there is
copper tip (or whatever it is made of) that fits inside the attatchment
for soldering.I like to collect old things and I own quite a few old
electric soldering guns and non electric soldering irons.I don't want
one of those As Seen On Tv soldering guns though.
cuhulin

"RHF" wrote in message
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GA,

"propane-powered soldering torch with
a catalytic element soldering tip"
.
Something like the one of these two ?
SNIP
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I called it propane-powered, but I meant to say Butane. Mine is the
TechTorch by Ronson:
http://www.ronsoncorp.com/techtorch.cfm

It was just $20 or so at Walmart. The soldering iron tip has a small chunk
of catalytic material in it. You light the torch, let it run for a few
seconds, and then blow out the flame. The catalytic material continues to
generate heat without a flame. It's great for all-around soldering, although
I prefer a direct flame when soldering to ground rods and other heavy-duty
jobs.

Guy

GA,
..
Thanks for the Info about the Ronson TechTorch at Walmart.
..
Before I ever had an Electric Solder Iron in my hands.
I use to 'help' my Daddy sweat Pipe Joins and Heat-Up
old Soldering Irons (Brands?) with an old Blow Torch.
BLOW TORCH = http://members.aol.com/blotorches/
..
those were the days ~ RHF
..
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