hammer steam voicing

[Wallace Wilson]

Jim:  who is the Canadian supplier?  ph #?  Thanks!
--Wally Wilson, RPT

harvey wrote:
> 
> 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