I will pop in to say that soldering will FEEL beyond a housewife's ability. First they will have to buy the tool--as many will not know someone with the tool--then they will have to get beyond the fear of 'what if I burn my house down' , they will be terribly unsure of making a good solder, whereas with the correct crimping tool (I've only used the larger ones for coax wire so don't know about smaller ones) and a gentle tug they will know if they got it correct or not.
There IS, however, a small solder pen that I've seen advertised on TV. Burnless solder pen--meaning you can touch the tip to your finger and not get burnt yet when you touch the tip to the metal wire it will solder. Single moms will also be worried about their small children getting burnt on the solder gun when their backs are turned. Just something to consider. Samala, Renee
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