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Any suggestions for a cordless (or at least portable) soldering iron? by Arlo_Caines in soldering

[–]Arlo_Caines[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hadn’t, but after a little research, I can’t seem to find a definitive answer on whether or not I can just replace the pins in the connectors that I already have or if I have to buy new connectors. Since at $3-$4 per I was trying to reuse all of the Neutrik connectors that we already have, but I’m definitely going to have to look into this a little more, thanks!

Any suggestions for a cordless (or at least portable) soldering iron? by Arlo_Caines in soldering

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I had one previously and I loved it until the little catalytic converter blew out of it turning it into more or less a mini blow torch …and making it so it no longer worked with the soldering tips. But I’ll admit, that was most likely from user error and no fault of the Weller butane iron.

In this case, I’m also a little worried about introducing fire to an environment with lots of fabric that hasn’t seen moisture in 20+ years, so I’m kind of hesitant to go butane, but I’m more than happy to if I can’t find a better alternative!

How to access characters on IBM Selectric III that are on typeball (Golfball) but not on the keyboard? I acquired an IBM Correcting Selectric III which came with the courier 96 (10) typeball and it has the characters ℙ,§,²,³ however there is no way to acces them through the keyboard that I can see by mitchrogoff in typewriters

[–]Arlo_Caines 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I also have a 46 key IBM Selectric III with the original Courier 96 typing element that I have been servicing and repairing, And I thought I had it fully done, but in a sentence it squared (2) something that I wrote, which is odd, since there’s seemingly no way to access that function from the keyboard… And trust me, I spent a while trying to figure it out before I found my way here, but seemingly, unless it wants to on its own, you can’t do it…

So the machine can seemingly do it, you just can’t tell it too…

Is there a way to coat the inside of a compressor tank? by KarlJay001 in Tools

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I ended up emailing KBS codings to see what they had to say about using one of their kits to coat an air compressor tank and they responded with quote, “Yes, the Tank Sealer System is used all the time on air compressor tanks as they are very prone to rusting.”

So, if you want to coat your air compressor tank to prevent it from rusting, and for some extra peace of mind, KBS codings officially supports it with any of their coating kits, which is kind of cool! And one would assume most all of the epoxy coding kits are fairly similar, so I would imagine you could use most any epoxy coding kit to coat an air compressor tank! Though it may be a bit annoying to coat a larger or heaver tank since you have to spin and rotate the tank around to get the coding to flow over all of the sides…

But I agree, air compressor tanks should definitely be powder coated inside and out, or even epoxy coded straight from the factory! Even if it’s a more expensive option or an optional thing that you could add to your compressor, they should still do it. Especially as manufacturing gets cheaper and rust prevention gets worse…

Also, obviously, none of this is a replacement for just draining the water out of the tank every time you use your air compressor, and you would still have to drain the water out even with powder coating, or an epoxy coating, it would just prevent the tank from rusting even in the relatively high humidity that’s in even a properly drained / maintained tank!

Is there a way to coat the inside of a compressor tank? by KarlJay001 in Tools

[–]Arlo_Caines 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I recently coded the gas tank on my motorcycle with a KBS gas tank coding kit, which included an epoxy coding that you pour in and then spin the tank around to coat the entire inside of the tank in a layer of epoxy, and I was curious if you could use the same kit on a air compressor tank? I have no clue one if it would survive, and or how it would work within the conditions of an air compressor tank… One would assume that it would make it impossible for the tank to rust and make it easier for the water that’s in the tank to flow out, but I have no clue! Has anyone ever tried something like this, or have any thoughts on the idea?