[SEL] American Beauty

[DAVID OTTO]

Hi George

You might check with Lauren; I think he used to have some complete irons.
Maybe he has some tips as well

Dave

On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 8:39 AM, Best, George <George_Best at adp.com> wrote:

> Was in a second hand store this weekend and bought an American Beauty 300w
> soldering iron for $3.  Unfortunately it was missing the tip, but when I
> plugged it in to test it, it did heat up.  You can still buy new American
> Beauty soldering irons and replacement tips, but the new replacement tip for
> the 300w one is around $50 plus shipping.  I'm thinking of just taking a
> piece of 7/8" C100 copper rod and making my own tip.  I know a pure copper
> tip won't last as long, but should still work.
>
> Anyone on the list have one of these big soldering irons?  Also any
> comments on just using some C100 copper to make a tip?
>
> George
>
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