[LCA2015-Chat] [Chat] Flying with soldering irons

[Onno Benschop]

When we do group soldering activities we approach the local Scout group and
negotiate the loan of their gear.

--
finger painting on glass is an inexact art - apologies for any errors in
this scra^Hibble

()/)/)() ..ASCII for Onno..
On 24 Dec 2014 11:49, "Carl Karsten" <carl at nextdayvideo.com> wrote:

> If you are travelling from the US, the rule for carry on is "no tools" and
> you do not want to get into a debate about what is and isn't a tool, it is
> like arguing with a troll.
>
> If I liked my soldering iron enough that I wanted to bring it, I would
> check it.
>
> On Tue, Dec 23, 2014 at 9:20 PM, Bruce Clement <bruce at gnuzealand.com>
> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Dec 24, 2014 at 10:07 AM, Mark Foster <
>> mark.foster at lca2015.linux.org.au> wrote:
>>
>>>  Another vote for Surplustronics, definately worth looking at. Jaycar
>>> aren't bad, but (dare I say it) they're a lot more like DSE used to be,
>>> than they used to be.
>>>
>>>
>> Jaycar also seem not to be strong on low prices.
>>
>>
>>> http://www.surplustronics.co.nz/
>>>
>>
>>
>> To save search time on their site:
>> http://www.surplustronics.co.nz/categories/104-soldering-irons-stations
>>
>>
>>> Note their address is 520 Queen St; not 'Upper Queen St' which is on the
>>> other side of Karangahape Rd.  It's probably a 20 minute walk to the venue
>>> from there.
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> (DSE themselves are a joke these days, in case anyone was wondering; I
>>> say this as a former employee...)
>>>
>>>
>>
>> DSE is no-longer a ham / hobbiest outlet and hasn't been since the
>> supermarket chain that owned it decided to repurpose it.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Bruce Clement
>>
>> Home:    http://www.clement.co.nz/
>> Twitter:    http://twitter.com/Bruce_Clement
>>
>> "Before attempting to create something new, it is vital to have a good
>> appreciation of everything that already exists in this field." Mikhail
>> Kalashnikov
>>
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