Large soldering iron - photo

[Altair]

Large soldering iron.




Previously:

Soldering iron with wire dispenser - GIF
Cordless articulating soldering iron - GIF
Solder pen - video
Soldering with a prosthetic hand - GIF
Hair catches fire while soldering

[Jon]

I am reminded of this classic stock photo:

[Rikk]

I am reminded of this classic stock photo:

Reminds me of this gem...

[Toolmaker51]

Not to mention holding the barrel, but unless some kind of reflow work, one handed soldering is kind of "how in the hell?".
But she's wearing outdoor tint safety glasses!

[wb8nbs]

I have one of those. 550 watts. It will melt solder at ten paces.

[Haroun]

I wound up with 3 of them, 2 500's & a 350. Got a job doing some copper gutter work & found out the "big" soldering iron I had wasn't big at all & found them on ebay for really good prices. When I got the first one it came with the box & cradle & I plugged it in to see if it would work & 5-10 minutes later it was glowing dull red in the dim light in that corner of the room. They do make solder flow real fast.

[Toolmaker51]

I have one of those. 550 watts. It will melt solder at ten paces.

and that's from the last time it was plugged in. 20 paces plugged in live.

The best known brand of those "American Beauty". I can't find the picture, but in the 50's there were Rosie Riveters assembling Amphenol style plugs with them, probably in the 150w 200w range.

[sossol]

I have one of those. 550 watts. It will melt solder at ten paces.

I inherited a junior version. It's about half the diameter. I let it heat up once and it kinda scared me.

Neil

[Inner]

We've got a club going here, I have 3 of these large guys too. American Beauty brand is definitely a great choice and they're usually available on eBay at a good price. The right tool for soldering sheet metal. If you're fabricating brewing equipment, copper gutters, metal boxes, etc. you'll love 'em.

[NortonDommi]

A tool to plug politicians?