syxxstring Posted April 13, 2004 Report Share Posted April 13, 2004 i may not use it all the time but one may end up in my gigin tool box. tool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted April 14, 2004 Report Share Posted April 14, 2004 Cool little deal.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevan Posted April 14, 2004 Report Share Posted April 14, 2004 That's hella-cool. I'm ordering one today. I'll pop back in here with test results. Thanks man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jefm Posted April 15, 2004 Report Share Posted April 15, 2004 Hmmm...neat The little gas ones work well too...don't cool down as fast though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StreamLine Posted April 16, 2004 Report Share Posted April 16, 2004 didnt one of the PG members design and make that? i swear i read something along the lines of a soldering iron pen being made by someone here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ansil Posted April 16, 2004 Report Share Posted April 16, 2004 didnt one of the PG members design and make that? i swear i read something along the lines of a soldering iron pen being made by someone here i had a trhead on it but not that one.. it doesn't work the way mine does.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevan Posted April 22, 2004 Report Share Posted April 22, 2004 The Cold Heat soldering tool arrived. Easy ordering, quick shipping, nice case. I ordered an extra tip (conical) as well. This thing is cool! Literally. I haven't done any guitar wiring yet, but on the quick tests this morning, the soldering joints came out nicely. It takes a little practice to re-learn how to solder with this new method, but 3 minutes in and it's easy. The cool down time on the site says 5 seconds. Real-world tests here were at about 10 seconds. No complaints though. Cool Feature: there's a little white LED by the tip. It's pretty bright, so those of you that like to solder in the dark, your prayers have been answered. Actually, for inside elec. cavities, this will help. I've got a Double Edge replacment coming up soon, so I'll be putting this thing through it's paces when that project arrives. I'll post the results then. Overall Grade: A Worth the $20. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLS Posted April 22, 2004 Report Share Posted April 22, 2004 Im gonna have to order one, that LED sounds like a great feature. Im sick and tired of getting burnt by my soldering iron anyways Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pickleweaseler Posted April 22, 2004 Report Share Posted April 22, 2004 Kevan, Can you hold this closer to the tip than a traditional soldering iron? I always grab the steel portion of my soldering iron like a pencil and get burnt. Is this thing closer to a pencil soldering iron or a weller soldering gun? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jefm Posted April 23, 2004 Report Share Posted April 23, 2004 Good to know...thanks for that review and yes...I burn myself all the time with my iron too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teknohippy Posted April 23, 2004 Report Share Posted April 23, 2004 I've burnt myself on electric irons, but there something about gas soldering irons that reminds me not to hold it too low down, probably the roaring and glowing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevan Posted April 24, 2004 Report Share Posted April 24, 2004 Kevan, Can you hold this closer to the tip than a traditional soldering iron? I always grab the steel portion of my soldering iron like a pencil and get burnt. Is this thing closer to a pencil soldering iron or a weller soldering gun? You can hold it much closer to the tip than the old-school Weller pencil-type heads. I'll take some shots of it in my hands when I do that DoubleEdge re-wire. It should give you an idea of how big/small the unit is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pickleweaseler Posted April 24, 2004 Report Share Posted April 24, 2004 Thanks Kevan, I would appreciate that. I need a new iron because I ruined my old one. This one looks like a winner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbkim Posted April 24, 2004 Report Share Posted April 24, 2004 There's a quicktime video (QVC demo) of it at: http://www.coldheat.com/ It was listed a little cheaper in that QVC video than from thinkgeek but they're sold out (I checked ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maher Posted June 27, 2004 Report Share Posted June 27, 2004 does anybody know where i can get that in the UK, that would be perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted June 30, 2004 Report Share Posted June 30, 2004 Cool stuff, but what do you think, how many joints will one of those tips last? so long ace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tirapop Posted July 1, 2004 Report Share Posted July 1, 2004 They have them at Costco, in Seattle. I think they were labelled as Coleman Coldheat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southpa Posted September 13, 2004 Report Share Posted September 13, 2004 Well, I just saw the commercial on TV. My credit card has taken a real beating lately, but I figure, what the Hay! in for a penny, in for a pound! So I just ordered one along with the extra conical tip. 2 to 6 weeks for delivery, I'll let y'all know how I like it. In the mean time, anyone else got some more input on how much they like cold heat soldering iron? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ansil Posted September 13, 2004 Report Share Posted September 13, 2004 played with one for half an hour or so.. it was alright. takes some getting used too. not too impressed.. still someone said they were going to buy one for me [ex girlfriend] so i will put it ot good use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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