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Allus Smith wrote:
> 
> > On 20 Apr  21:08, Allus Smith wrote:
> 
> On 21 Apr  01:08, William Sommerwerck wrote:
> >
> >> All this talk about soldering irons makes me think how crummy
> >> too much American industrial design is.
> >>
> >> Some US industrial design looks great but some looks
> >> downright, well, Russian.
> >>
> >> Sure you can see crap-looking design in western Europe too
> >> but there's a lot less of it than in the US.
> >>
> >> Take soldering irons for example.  An ordinary soldering iron
> >> in the US with unregulated temperature still has great big
> >> mofo screws holding the tip.
> >>
> >> By comparison, my 30 year old British-made basic Antex is a
> >> sleek looking baby and those Antexes are not particularly
> >> expensive.
> >>
> >> Don't start me on the looks of cars!
> >>
> >
> > I don't know which brands you're referring to, but I've owned
> > EDSYN (Engineering Dedicated To Suit Your Needs!) irons for
> > 20+ years, and they don't look anything like that.
> >
> 
> EDSYN are lovely irons but none of them list for under $100 and
> I believe they all have temperature regulation.
> 
> Apologies if I wasn't clear but EDSYN wasn't what I had in mind
> when I said "An ordinary soldering iron in the US with
> unregulated temperature".  I mean the cheaper end of the market
> but not as cheap the rock-bottom $5 irons!


  How about the Weller irons like the SP23? I have owned one or more at
a time from the early '70s.  The tip is threaded into the heating
element and it retails for under $20.  I bought a new one last year
after the threads finally corroded out of the element after 35 years of
use.  I only use the non regulated irons to make cables, or for antique
electronics.  For modern ESD sensitive equipment I used the Edsyn Loner
series and had three irons on my bench, one with a .015" tip in a
reducing collet.

  I also have the 175 watt version that does use a set screw to hold the
tip.

 25 watt:
<http://www.cooperhandtools.com/brands/CF_Files/model_detail.cfm?upc=037103169228>
175 watt:
<http://www.cooperhandtools.com/brands/CF_Files/model_detail.cfm?upc=037103474674>

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