Soldering Irons

**Bruce Micheal** · 26th June 2005, 09:55 PM

A couple of years ago I started an obsession. These are only a couple that I have (about 250 of the bludy things now in variuos states of restoration?). I polish the irons and shafts, then add a turned brigalow handle (one in the photos is gidgee and the other is bulloak) Mick told me in one of the threads quite some time ago about a product called 'incralac'. I spray this onto the irons once I've finished polishing to stop the brass etc tarnishing again, although it does take a little bit of the shine off them.

**ozwinner** · 26th June 2005, 10:02 PM

Nice
Ive got a couple of dozen in the shop, that might be the next project.

Al

**knucklehead** · 26th June 2005, 10:40 PM

Bruce I've seen a fair few soldering irons, but I have never seen one polished like that. Certainly have never seen a whole herd (the collective noun for soldering irons escapes me) polished like that.

You know I might just buy the next soldering iron that I see in the second hand shop. Don't think it will be as loved as yours but it'll have a nice home.

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