07-16-2018, 09:06 AM
Yup the Weller guns have gotten more cheaply made over the 20yrs or so. When I was looking for a hi power gun the newer Weller had a lot complaints about the quality and the set screw style of tip mounting need constant attention . The older ones use nuts to hold the tip on and only need a little tweak every once in a while w/ a wrench. The D-550 I got I think maybe one of the last of the old style large gun. It was replaced by the D-440 which is less power and poorer overseas quality.
When my pals were reading comic books
I was down in the basement in my dad's
workshop. Perusing his Sam's Photofoacts
Vol 1-50 admiring the old set and trying to
figure out what all those squiggly meant.
Circa 1966
Now I think I've got!
Terry
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