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Blow Torch
Here's an interesting eBay auction for a type slug soldering torch:
I don't recall the last time I've seen one of these come up for sale, and it might have piqued my interest if I didn't already own one.
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Re: Blow Torch
If you were thinking of buying one of these to use, I wouldn't bother. You wouldn't be missing much I assure you ! I had to use one of these when I was an apprentice, and they can be rather temperamental. As soon as small propane powered torches became available, the typewriter trade adopted them quickly and universally. I nearly bought one of these last year (the British equivalent was 'Valtock') for old time's sake and then thought - 'Why ?' !!
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Re: Blow Torch
thetypewriterman wrote:
If you were thinking of buying one of these to use, I wouldn't bother.
As I mentioned, I already own one. I only posted a link to it because I thought that it is an interesting typewriter appurtenance and might be of interest to collectors.
I have a modern micro-torch that I would use for jobs such as this, but thankfully I haven't had a need to re-solder any slugs yet.
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