hammer steam voicing

[harvey]

Newt, the Canadian supplier features the 40-watt Weller [soldering iron]
with a brass hammer iron made to fit the small diameter shank that agrees
with the iron. The 40-watt Weller from Pianotek (for key bushings) does not
offer the hammer iron attachment.

Conversely, Schaff has two offerings: Hammer Smoothing Iron (#95, pg 41);
and 5-In-1 Electric Iron Kit (#99, pg 66) that has additional tips along
-with- the brass hammer iron attachment. Either of these are 80-watt units.
The 5-In-1 is a better dollar value of the to, too, two (had to fit that in
somewhere) due to the additional tips. Either unit is generally overpriced
-- the 80-watt Weller is available for $18US as a "soldering iron", and
that's at the most expensive place in my town. So, with either Schaff unit,
one is essentially paying a lot extra for the brass hammer smoothing head.

The 40-watt unit is sufficient, although it requires a moment to recover
between "nukes" when wetted per Roger's method. The 80-watt doesn't require
the recovery time, but -does- require a wattage control (rheostat) lest one
nuke either hammers or some of the aluminum attachments.

All this is fresh on my mind at the moment, since I ended up having -both-
units.

More than you wanted to know, right?

Jim Harvey, RPT


At 08:56 AM 9/24/99 -0400, you wrote:
>>  I DO wish I could get the 40 watt version, as the 80 watt available here 
>in the states is a bit too hot when dry ironing, as you had indicated.  It 
>truly is a great tool to have available in our bag of tricks, though. 
>
>What tool?
>	Newton