My father used to call his a soldering bolt. Heated it up on the gas cooker. Don't think it was used again when we went electric. ;-)
Baker's soldering fluid and bar solder.
How times have changed.
Thinking on, I think I meant Solon.
I've still got one - resides in the bottom of the toolbox I'd take to a 'job', as a 'just in case'. Tough enough to survive being there. The original bits got loose in the holder as they wear, IIRC. But is pretty well just a length of copper rod.
Bit late for that I'd start with a summer kit or perhaps even an autumn kit ;-)
yeah could cost you a small fortune at 9k a year and that's without accomodation. You should have given her an apron and oven glove set. :)
Just to continue the uk diy tradition of thread drift, I ordered up some zeners and heat shrink sleeving at the same time as the Antex irons.
The zeners were 3p each, or 2p 50+. So decided on 50. Being an Aberdonian.
They arrived individually wrapped in those little plastic bags - each one printed with details of the part. Took me ages to cut them all out and put them in a single bag to fit in my nest of drawers.
The heat shrink - 2.4mm stuff that I use quite a bit of - came on a drum.
12" in in diameter and 1" wide. So won't fit my cable rack. ;-)
Nay lad it costs her so I understand;!...
Ooooh you sexist piggy;!....
Have an Antex now around 30 yrs old .... working fine, and mains cable still as inflexible as when new ... why they put really inflexible pvc cable is silly.
I have had 2 temperature controlled RS irons ... burnt out in only a couple of years.
and if it melts then you need to wait 1-2 months for a replacement!
If anyone knows of another source of small (sub 5mm overall diameter) silicone insulated cable using 0.25mm^2 conductors, at least four core and preferably five core then I'd be interested.
To make it better value. Dunno about them but most for ages have been available with a very flexible silicone rubber lead at extra cost. Of course wherever you bought it from might not have stocked them. But it's and easy job to change the cable anyway.
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