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

[Bruce Clement]

Hi,

I haven't used a soldering iron since the late 1970s.I have nearly all the
tools I expect I'll need for the hardware session, but not a working
soldering iron.

I want to buy myself a reasonably good fit for this sort of assembly
without going over the top. I'll probably get one of the surplustronics
range from
http://www.surplustronics.co.nz/categories/104-soldering-irons-stations but
which one?

I'd be grateful for any advice.

Regards

Bruce



On Wed, Dec 24, 2014 at 7:57 PM, Onno Benschop <onno at itmaze.com.au> wrote:

> 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
>>>
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>>> appreciation of everything that already exists in this field." Mikhail
>>> Kalashnikov
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-- 
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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