Tom, thanks, soldering is a skill I never acquired. I have a reasonable facsimile of a workshop now though, and a soldering gun, so sometime during this Winter, I want to try and learn a little about doing it.
Bill Stephan Kansas City, MO (816)803-2469 William Stephan -----Original Message----- From: "Tom Fowle"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: 12/13/06 6:59:06 PM To: "[email protected]"<[email protected]> Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] soaldering Bill, We're glad you enjoyed the magazines. We use hemostats as holders of parts that are being removed or things that just won't stay put. with the exception of the JA3TBW solder guide, nothing should get between the solder and your fingers, the sensative manipulation of the solder and the feedback through it of melting and heat is critical to good work. I suppose if you dripped hot solder into shredded paper or fluffy kindling or somesuch it might burn, or of course any flamable liquids, but usually there isn't enough mass of solder splattering about to heat anything up enough to get it going. Working over carpet is a no-no cause the solder will stick to the pile or possibly melt some synthetics. Worked over wood, and vinal type floors etc. with no problems. Using reasonable safety procedures should be fine. particularly if you're low vision and insist on getting your face close to the work, which we discourage strongly! splatters can burn your eyes badly. Wear safety goggles! Tom To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
