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Other Stuff => Other Topics => Topic started by: eleventeen on June 02, 2011, 03:33:52 pm

Title: Another intensely weird situation.
Post by: eleventeen on June 02, 2011, 03:33:52 pm

OK, this is insane! I need to buy some solder, and I'm not doing a heck of a lot of amp work these days. The little tubes of solder are very pricey, and if you're like me, you have (or used to have) a 1 lb roll of solder you've been working on for the last 6 years. Fine. a 1 lb roll of nice new Kester solder is $15 or $17 or $20 or if you really overpay, $25.

(http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w32/ttm4/RC500/solder.jpg)

So why are two crusty old rolls of "B" brand solder (one of them really irritating fat diameter) going for over $300? It's not silver solder, it's lead-tin 60/40 solder, plain old ordinary everyday stuff, with some nice corrosion thrown in.

Title: Re: Another intensely weird situation.
Post by: LooseChange on June 02, 2011, 03:55:32 pm

Hey man... It's vintage NOS.  :icon_biggrin:

Title: Re: Another intensely weird situation.
Post by: eleventeen on June 03, 2011, 12:27:36 am

 :laugh:

New old solder!

Title: Re: Another intensely weird situation.
Post by: zendragon63 on June 04, 2011, 10:22:41 pm

P.T. Barnum would be really impressed. A solder sucker born every minute!  :laugh:

Title: Re: Another intensely weird situation.
Post by: Platefire on June 05, 2011, 10:30:03 pm

They just don't make solder like they useta, sonny!  :dontknow: