Hello all, I am looking for a Propane Soldering Iron to be able to solder connections outdoors! Any recommendations and suppliers would be very much appreciated... Many Thanks in Advance, 73 and HNY,
I have this one and dang near use it for everything soldering, inside or outside, big or small. It's a great tool. The service from the company is very good as well. They sent me some replacement par
Harbor Freight, used one up the Tower Last Week to do an N-type connector, it can be auto ignited and used with one hand. It is called a Pencil Torch and is aluminum and actually good quality, all fo
Hi Ted - You might check out Bernz-O-Matic, if they still make them. I've had one for many years. Nothing too elegant but it works. Gene / W2LU -- _______________________________________________ ____
I purchased one for much less at Ace hardware. It's not nearly as nice looking but it works. They also carry the butane in what look like small spray paint cans. One lasts a very long time. The solde
I had problems with the one you use this last week up the tower, just could not get enough heat. It was damp and cold, that's why I said to use the Pencil Torch when outside up the tower, it takes ab
Bernz-o-Matic and others had attachments that went on their torches with a large soldering tip. When I say large I'm referring to the size used for soldering copper pipe. If you can find one AND keep
They still make it I just got one a Lowes, have 2 now it is also great for heat shrink with the tip off. 73 Larry K1ZW --Original Message-- From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:towertalk-bo
Weller PyroPen. Expensive... Yes... But, you get what you pay for! 73 Jim W7RY _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list T
Too small for most outdoor large soldering jobs. 73 Jim W7RY _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contestin
This is the one I use on the tower. This is the only one I've used that's up to the job for PL259 shields and antenna wires on the tower. Their smaller ones are fine for light duty jobs. http://maste
Soldering irons, this one included, run on butane, not propane. As K3MM says, this is the one for the big jobs. Lots of power. I have worn out several of these. It is difficult and expensive to get s
The Master Appliance looks almost identical to the Solder-It. I've had none of the problems with my Solder-It that Rick describes. Been using it for many years, but almost exclusively with a solderin
Been using that Iroda / Solder-it Pro120 for years. You're right, in cold weather it comes up just a tad short for heavy jobs, even with the wide chisel tip, the model 04, IIRC. That big Master Appli