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Article #331Re: Soldering irons: made in America but designed in Russia?
From: Eeyore
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:18
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:18
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Allus Smith 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. Model C ? I had one of those in my hobby days. Lovely for miniature work ( 15W ). I also had a SOLON 25W. Another classic. The copper bit was held in place with a split pin. Of course I've had a Weller TCP for decades now. Love 'em. Graham
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