It’s a gas gas gas
28 February, 2008
Threatened with having my geek license revoked due to my lack of soldering iron I needed a quick solution. Happily, the gods smiled upon me and quicker than you could say “Hey, Maplins is having a sale!” I headed over to the small Uxbridge branch and wrested the last SolderPro 70 Gas Soldering Iron Kit from the shelf for a mere £19.99.
The nice man in the shop informed me that the butane canisters were also on sale. Double yay! A nice touch in this model is that there’s a clear window at the base of the handle which lets you see how much fuel’s left. A few sparks later and we have something that might pass as a spaceship in a (very) budget sci-fi flick.
No longer will I travel in fear of being stuck somewhere with no means of fixing my dodgy electrical improvisations. Plus I can now make a Minty Boost!
Excelsior! :)
I’ve always wondered about the gas-powered soldering iron. How well does it work? No cord! Weird? Oh so handy in the bedroom, though. ;)
Oh, and, you live near a Maplin. Many’s the time I’ve ogled their online catalogue, and thought “I’m living in the worst possible country for hardware geekery”.