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Title: Just picked up a new soldering iron
Post by: Glissant on Sun, 17 January 2016, 16:46:03: (https://i.imgur.com/rAnCOU3.jpg)

no I didn't lol
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Post by: digi on Sun, 17 January 2016, 16:52:48: Should be perfect for smd resistors & diodes, nice find!
Title: Re: Just picked up a new soldering iron
Post by: appleonama on Sun, 17 January 2016, 16:58:36: Quote from: Glissant on Sun, 17 January 2016, 16:46:03
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(https://i.imgur.com/rAnCOU3.jpg)

I think a blow torch would be more effective
Title: Re: Just picked up a new soldering iron
Post by: Connly33 on Sun, 17 January 2016, 17:02:01: I love it......., what is it's practical uses though.. I mean maybe large high current stuff where you need a high thermal capacity iron, i've used a blowtorch for large wire soldering when redoing a wiring harness for an electric forklift :p.
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Post by: fohat.digs on Sun, 17 January 2016, 17:05:00: Nice tool!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POJtaO2xB_o (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POJtaO2xB_o)
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Post by: nubbinator on Sun, 17 January 2016, 22:42:19: I see you too check out /r/justrolledintothesho.
Title: Re: Just picked up a new soldering iron
Post by: Glissant on Mon, 18 January 2016, 10:58:59: I don't know what you're talking about, nubbinator. Cough
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Post by: KingRama on Wed, 20 January 2016, 21:31:43: What am I looking at, WHAT IS THAT THING? :eek:
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Post by: berserkfan on Wed, 20 January 2016, 21:43:04: Quote from: digi on Sun, 17 January 2016, 16:52:48
Should be perfect for smd resistors & diodes, nice find!

What is the size of PCB that requires a soldering iron like that?

10 meters by 10 meters?
Title: Re: Just picked up a new soldering iron
Post by: swimmingbird on Wed, 20 January 2016, 22:22:21: are you soldering a ****ing bridge together?
Title: Re: Just picked up a new soldering iron
Post by: KingRama on Wed, 20 January 2016, 22:23:14: Quote from: swimmingbird on Wed, 20 January 2016, 22:22:21
are you soldering a ****ing bridge together?

Seriously! What is the application for this thing? O_o
Title: Re: Just picked up a new soldering iron
Post by: Rotwitt on Thu, 21 January 2016, 01:57:00: My guess is that this would be a ~~masochist's buttplug~~ soldering iron for sheet metal. I guess it's handy when doing soldering work on roofs
Title: Re: Just picked up a new soldering iron
Post by: Connly33 on Thu, 21 January 2016, 02:33:47: It looks like a Hexacon 500 watt soldering iron, i think they are mainly used for as mentioned sheet metal and copper fixtures, stuff like old style gutters.
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Post by: berserkfan on Thu, 21 January 2016, 02:40:02: You mean a standard housing power outlet can supply enough electricity to heat and melt metal?
Title: Re: Just picked up a new soldering iron
Post by: Connly33 on Thu, 21 January 2016, 03:09:08: Quote from: berserkfan on Thu, 21 January 2016, 02:40:02
You mean a standard housing power outlet can supply enough electricity to heat and melt metal?

Well a mixture of tin and lead, yes
Title: Re: Just picked up a new soldering iron
Post by: Connly33 on Thu, 21 January 2016, 03:20:19: Its soldering just like copper pipes, but with sheets of copper.
Title: Re: Just picked up a new soldering iron
Post by: KingRama on Thu, 21 January 2016, 03:24:22: Quote from: Connly33 on Thu, 21 January 2016, 02:33:47
It looks like a Hexacon 500 watt soldering iron, i think they are mainly used for as mentioned sheet metal and copper fixtures, stuff like old style gutters.
Quote from: Rotwitt on Thu, 21 January 2016, 01:57:00
My guess is that this would be a ~~masochist's buttplug~~ soldering iron for sheet metal. I guess it's handy when doing soldering work on roofs

Ohhh okay, yeah that makes sense. Fuarrr, it'd be like painting with molten metal O_o sounds fun!
Title: Re: Just picked up a new soldering iron
Post by: Connly33 on Thu, 21 January 2016, 11:55:44: I know a few people that use monsters like this for there everyday soldering tasks.... well maybe not this big, but they are large 300 watt american beauty soldering irons that are still massive. And im here wanting to get something small like the SEED mini 65 watt soldering iron that's on massdrop ebcause i dont like the space my hakko takes up, even though i love it.