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Boulevardier · 6th Dec 2022, 4:48 am

Thanks to all involved for an excellent meeting - and especially to Jerry ('cathoderay57') for coming out of his way to pick me up and return me home (I'm a non-driver). Encouraging to see the numbers attending returned to pre-Covid times.
Didn't buy very much - just a few odds and ends for stock. But I did score well in one respect - I've been wanting for some time to get a hefty soldering iron for those big "chassis" jobs (like unsoldering and resoldering braided chassis connections on tuning capacitors). I bought a very neat Weller 85W and a larger wooden-handled Solon 65W for the princely sum of £1 each! They were sold as not tested and "as seen", but I've already tried the Weller (which still had a mains plug fitted), and it works a treat. Very satisfying!
Thanks again to everyone (including the excellent caterers), and am already looking forward to the summer event.

Mike

6th Dec 2022, 4:48 am	#20
Boulevardier Octode Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Bristol, UK. Posts: 1,654	Re: Sun 4th Dec BVWS Royal Wootton Bassett Thanks to all involved for an excellent meeting - and especially to Jerry ('cathoderay57') for coming out of his way to pick me up and return me home (I'm a non-driver). Encouraging to see the numbers attending returned to pre-Covid times. Didn't buy very much - just a few odds and ends for stock. But I did score well in one respect - I've been wanting for some time to get a hefty soldering iron for those big "chassis" jobs (like unsoldering and resoldering braided chassis connections on tuning capacitors). I bought a very neat Weller 85W and a larger wooden-handled Solon 65W for the princely sum of £1 each! They were sold as not tested and "as seen", but I've already tried the Weller (which still had a mains plug fitted), and it works a treat. Very satisfying! Thanks again to everyone (including the excellent caterers), and am already looking forward to the summer event. Mike Last edited by Boulevardier; 6th Dec 2022 at 4:53 am.