soldering gun

"Over 700 joints per battery pack"

Wow, man...that should earn them an endorsement from Cheech and Chong.
 
We should start a Infamous Quotes Section for malapropisms, typos, and the like!

Yesterday's could include our fellow boat guru Bob Austin's typo which read something to the effect he was more than happy to "hose" his fellow Tomcat 255 guests! ( host)

The funny stuff is a nice relief to the serious discussions around here!

Joe.
 
B~C

I've got one too!

(Cold Solder Tool, not 700 joints!)



Joe.Works fine on smaller wires and whenever the heat drain from connectors is reasponably small.

Great tool for most of the stuff on the C-D, expecially since the really big wires are mostly connected with solderless connectors that I crimp with a Nicopress swedging tool usually used for sailboat rigging. (Looks like a pair of boltcutters with dies instead of cutters to squeeze the bronze sleeves around the stainless cables.)

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Joe.
 
Wineman here. Regarding the swedging tool: as I understand it the one that is pictured is rather expensive. I use a smaller hand held one that compresses the swedge with a wrench and two bolts. Don't know how much it costs as I got it when I bought my vineyard. Certainly handier to have on the boat than the big one.
 
wineman":1d88otjh said:
Wineman here. Regarding the swedging tool: as I understand it the one that is pictured is rather expensive. I use a smaller hand held one that compresses the swedge with a wrench and two bolts. Don't know how much it costs as I got it when I bought my vineyard. Certainly handier to have on the boat than the big one.
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wineman-

Have one of the hand swedging tools, too. Have had it for 31 years, and It's always worked just fine. Bought the double handed smasher/crasher/masher when I felt I deserved it after 25 years of turning the wrenches and knocking my kunckles together.

If you're refering to it being handier and easier to store in a boat, that it is, especially if you're saying it's easier to store than B~C's steam roller. Bet that antique is worth some $$$.

Joe.
 
It pays to increase your Word Power - never heard of "swedge" or "swedging" - here is what is out there on the web:


Definitions of swedge on the Web:

* Also called a false edge, it is a ground edge on the back of the blade's spine, that is chamfered, or non-sharpened. It removes weight from the blade and can change the blade's balance and penetration performance and appearance.
spyderco.com/edge-u-cation/glossary.php

* A swedge is a bevel on the back of the blades.
knives.yaia.com/terms.html
 
:? joe, i've been to five county fairs, two rodeos, and a goat ropin' but i ain't never seen no "malapropism". whas at?
mike
 
Mike":5sqj1drb said:
:? joe, i've been to five county fairs, two rodeos, and a goat ropin' but i ain't never seen no "malapropism". whas at?
mike
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You just ain't been to no plays, Mike. Then you'd know who Mrs. Malaprop was.

Ask TyBoo Mike. He's been playin all his life. 'Course as Mrs. Malaprop would say, “He is the very pineapple of politeness” so he might not comment 'tall.


Burp, my gun solders not.
 
Actually, Don, I had a go at it with Mrs. Malaprop, once. But I was young and too inexperienced to take advantage of all her worldly waste. Had to go to the pubic health clinic afterwards to get a short treatment, as she did me in with her excessively large and long excavations.

(ways, public, shot, expectations)

Joe.
 
A Few Malapropisms:

He had to use a fire distinguisher.
Dad says the monster is just a pigment of my imagination.
Isn't that an expensive pendulum round that man's neck?
Good punctuation means not to be late.
He's a wolf in cheap clothing.
Michelangelo painted the Sixteenth Chapel.
My sister has extra-century perception.
"Don't" is a contraption.
 
Getting back to the soldering tool. I have one and wouldn't trust it for anything. I'll take a good quality Unger over it anyday. Oh wait, Unger isn't in business anymore... Guess I'll have to go with a Hakko then.
 
yowza, I can think of some classroom applications for that thing, it might be just the incentive to get folks to class on time.

I'm reminded of a story the fire science instructor told the other day about a fire he investigated. He said the fire started in the bedroom and...oh...never mind, I probably can't share that story
 
B~C":redzu6ja said:
I've seen these advertised on TV and thought "what a joke" but, my cohort at school bought one and liked it. We played with it for a while in lab...me thinks I'll get one, it would be great for smaller boat wires..he uses his on his Unifight so it also works on bigger boat wires :)

He bought his at the Ace hardware store

http://www.coldheat.com/NR/store/index. ... oductID=76
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Maybe this thread is no longer about the original question; however, I will give my 2-cent input.
I have the soldering gun and have had it for some time. It is OK for light duty work but I would never use it on my boat. Too many cold solder joints, especially on larger wires. By larger wires, I mean wires that we consider as small for a boat. It is OK for an electronic circuit board and very small wires that would connect to a circuit board. Anything else, use a real gun.
 
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