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> Posted by: "Bob Werre" [email protected] gpnrr
> Sat May 28, 2011 8:28 am (PDT)
>
> First off, the other things. I've charged myself with doing some
> research with long past magazines. Here's one for String Bob. I found
> an article on making a resistance soldering unit in the October 95 issue
> of Mainline Modeler. . . . .
Resistance soldering for model railroaders has been around a long, long time.
The earliest reference I have found is in Model Railroader magazine’s “Trade
Topics” column for November, 1949.
It describes the “Pres-to-Heat” soldering tool from The Housing Foundation,
Inc. of Deep River, Connecticut. The tool consisted of a transformer power unit
and a “heating unit”, which was a pair of movable carbon electrodes like the
jaws of pliers. It cost $22.50 in 1949 dollars.
MR says it is “a really great advance in soldering technique. It’s so simple to
operate that our secretary, who never before held a soldering iron in her hand,
soldered to 1/16- inch strips of brass together in 20 seconds.”
--
Bill Roberts, Receiver
San Antonio & Aransas Pass Railway Co.
* * * Notice to travelers * * *
Pullman cars in Aransas Pass service afford passengers an atmosphere of quiet
refinement, evidenced in the luxury of the interior furnishings. Compartments
and drawing rooms are attractively decorated, and a pleasant seclusion is
assured. Comfortable mattresses, immaculate linens and convenient reading lamps
meet with the approval of overnight travelers.
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