solder without electricity January 03, 2010, 10:28:58 PM you never know what you find when you clean up the garage a little.I totally forgot i had this antique soldering iron.the handle is a hardwood i know because i can tell by the grain, however, its so aged, it feels as light as balsa wood. I took it in the house to lay on a log for decoration. No telling who made it, where it was made or what smith kept it on his tool shed wall as a daily tool.i love stuff like this.notice the copper is hand smelted as well and pretty much hammered onto the iron rod its attached to. Quote Selected
solder without electricity Reply #1 – January 04, 2010, 05:52:01 PM thats gotta be pretty old. my brother would probly like to see that in person since he solders all the time :hick:wonder how well it would work as even the electric ones suck. Quote Selected
solder without electricity Reply #2 – January 04, 2010, 06:44:12 PM I got one somewhere like that but much bigger, I always wondered what the f,they used it for. Except maybe to brand something. Quote Selected
solder without electricity Reply #3 – January 04, 2010, 08:01:30 PM It was probably used for leaded windows, and stained glass window soldering. or possibly for soldering steel gutters. That's all I got. Quote Selected
solder without electricity Reply #4 – January 04, 2010, 10:21:47 PM Quote from: Kitz Kat;305145I got one somewhere like that but much bigger, I always wondered what the f,they used it for. Except maybe to brand something.any bigger and you'd look like you are you'd be hauling a spear:rollin: Quote Selected
solder without electricity Reply #5 – January 04, 2010, 10:34:35 PM could of been used for sealing metal food cans when they used lead to seal them up. Quote Selected
solder without electricity Reply #6 – January 04, 2010, 10:51:46 PM Quote from: 88turbo;305173could of been used for sealing metal food cans when they used lead to seal them up.yes.. an all purpose tool Quote Selected
solder without electricity Reply #7 – January 05, 2010, 02:27:16 AM And here is how you heat them up. I got this from a guy in the early 60's who used to solder galvanized rain gutters in the 40's and 50's.I wanted the torch to take peeling paint off my house. After about 2 hours that thing felt like it weighed a hundred pounds. Quote Selected
solder without electricity Reply #8 – January 05, 2010, 04:19:28 AM Hey I have one of them to. now it makes sense. Quote Selected
solder without electricity Reply #9 – January 05, 2010, 02:10:05 PM The only use I can come up with for tools like that is a 3 Stooges skit, maybe one where Moe does something bad to Curly and Curly gets mad. You know, one they never did.... Quote Selected
solder without electricity Reply #10 – January 05, 2010, 04:38:32 PM When I get in to steel gutters I will know what I need. I don't see much of steel gutters's. Quote Selected
solder without electricity Reply #11 – January 05, 2010, 04:53:33 PM I got some if you want them to practice your soldering skills Quote Selected
solder without electricity Reply #12 – January 05, 2010, 05:17:18 PM Ship them free! I will practice on them. Gee maybe a new hobby. Quote Selected
solder without electricity Reply #13 – January 05, 2010, 11:49:27 PM i suppose this is where brass is used to solder with? right guys? and that powder type flux Quote Selected
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