1 pound rolls of wire solder retails for $30-50 now. Stock up when you
find it at hamfests...
I grabbed about 20 rolls at work a year ago that they were going to sell
for scrap......
On 8/29/2012 9:44 AM, Carl wrote:
> I picked up a case of that small stuff for $20 when my last company switched
> to the garbage grade; sold off quite a bit at sometimes close to that total
> per roll. It takes a long time to go thru a roll for SS discrete to SMD
> work.
>
> Its the large thicknesses I use for amps and boatanchors and I grab that
> whenever I can find a bargain.along with the old variety of silver content.
> The modern stuff isnt even good for copper pipes!
>
> Carl
> KM1H
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ron Youvan" <ka4inm@gmail.com>
> To: "amps" <amps@contesting.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2012 9:19 AM
> Subject: Re: [Amps] current threads about silver solder and resoldering
>
>
>> Don W4DNR donroden@hiwaay.net wrote:
>>
>>> I have several rolls of 63/37 that I hoarded before POS ....er ROH
>> I bought a new roll (1 lb) of my favorite, Ersin multicore solder
>> (very thin .022" = .55 mm, type SN63 made in the USA ???) sealed in
>> shrink wrap for $7 at the Orlando HAMfest last February, I will be
>> looking to buy more in different sizes at every HAMfest I visit for the
>> next few years.
>> --
>> Ron - KA4INM
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