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  #21  
Old May 4th 06, 12:55 AM posted to rec.crafts.glass
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I would try and get an indication of the VAT and import duty you may
have to pay in order to get an indication of the true price. I have
heard that customs duty and VAT is variable as to whether you get
charged, some have some haven't. I have bought some graphite products
from the US only to be hit by the duties 3 month later. Nice DHL quick
delivery so you get your items but deferred charging for the taxes,
didn't know about that. Also got a product from the US as I couldn't get
the quality I required in the UK, the postage from the US cost more than
the product and the product wasn't cheap and the product wasn't heavy
either.

Adrian Brentnall wrote:

HI Moon

On Wed, 3 May 2006 17:04:02 -0400, "Moonraker"
wrote:

"Moonraker" wrote in message
t...

I don't have a "manual" on the Weller 100P at the moment, but it seems to
me the company specifically says not to use a controller with this iron.

As

soon as my new one gets here, I'll check the packaging to be sure.

Well, it came today. No mention of a controller,one way or the other. Only
mentioned 600,700, and 800 tips, but did give the model # for the Euro 220v
version. Apparently you should be looking for a W60P (D) version.


No problem - I think I've located (stateside)a good deal on a 100W
(110v) iron - which, even with postage, is still going to be a good
bit cheaper than buying the UK version over here.

I have 110v in the studio - so that'll work fine....

The same supplier also carries the "Twofer" ultra-fine grinder heads,
so I can sort out my sawn edges on my fused glass .... just waiting
for a combined price incl shipping....

Looking forward to the new iron - thanks all for the advice

Adrian
Suffolk UK



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  #22  
Old May 4th 06, 02:30 AM posted to rec.crafts.glass
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You mean in the entire US of A you can't find a single 900 tip for
your Weller? We've been using them in Canada for more than 15 years.
Perhaps, like your buddy Buttscraper, you didn't even know they
existed? Could it be true? You're not jesting? ....you fellas are
still dicking about soldering at 700 degrees? I always thought that
was just for teaching students.

Thanks for the offer of an iron, but I still have a collection of
Hexacons with a couple more decades of life left in them.

  #23  
Old May 4th 06, 03:18 AM posted to rec.crafts.glass
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You mean in the entire US of A you can't find a single 900 tip for
your Weller? We've been using them in Canada for more than 15 years.
Perhaps, like your buddy Buttscraper, you didn't even know they
existed? Could it be true? You're not jesting? ....you fellas are
still dicking about soldering at 700 degrees? I always thought that
was just for teaching students.

Thanks for the offer of an iron, but I still have a collection of
Hexacons with a couple more decades of life left in them.


How about providing a valid Weller stock number for these alleged 900*F
tips, dick cheese? These would be for the Weller 100P Series irons.

Put up or shut up.


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Old May 4th 06, 03:28 AM posted to rec.crafts.glass
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Buttscraper's ignorance of not only the availability but even the
existence of 900 tips is of no concern to me - in fact it serves to
provide incontestable proof of how much of a rank amateur the creature
is.

I recommend our "Soldering Clinic" classes to be held next September in
Victoria. We can not only demonstrate Weller 900 tips, we can even
teach how to improve soldering skills sufficient to use them at the
speed required. We have a full set of Weller tips for Weller 100 irons.
Got the 600, 700, 800, and 900 (that's the one with the line under
the 9). Come visit us and see out collection.

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Old May 4th 06, 04:12 AM posted to rec.crafts.glass
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oups.com...
Buttscraper's ignorance of not only the availability but even the
existence of 900 tips is of no concern to me - in fact it serves to
provide incontestable proof of how much of a rank amateur the creature
is.

I recommend our "Soldering Clinic" classes to be held next September in
Victoria. We can not only demonstrate Weller 900 tips, we can even
teach how to improve soldering skills sufficient to use them at the
speed required. We have a full set of Weller tips for Weller 100 irons.
Got the 600, 700, 800, and 900 (that's the one with the line under
the 9). Come visit us and see out collection.



Who 'ya gonna believe? Weller's website, or Brady? Like I said, dick
cheese, put up or shut up.

You are a complete void, surrounded by a sphincter muscle. And a lying
one, at that.


  #26  
Old May 4th 06, 04:38 AM posted to rec.crafts.glass
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This is precious. Buttscraper, the self-proclaimed expert on
everything about stained glass is so blessed ignorant he isn't even
aware that 900 tips exist.

Priceless.

Dennis Brady

DeBrady Glass
http://www.debrady.com

Victorian Art Glass
http://www.victorianartglass.biz

Glass Campus
http://www.glasscampus.com

  #27  
Old May 4th 06, 06:51 AM posted to rec.crafts.glass
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HI David

On Thu, 04 May 2006 00:55:45 +0100, David Billington
wrote:

I would try and get an indication of the VAT and import duty you may
have to pay in order to get an indication of the true price. I have
heard that customs duty and VAT is variable as to whether you get
charged, some have some haven't. I have bought some graphite products
from the US only to be hit by the duties 3 month later. Nice DHL quick
delivery so you get your items but deferred charging for the taxes,
didn't know about that. Also got a product from the US as I couldn't get
the quality I required in the UK, the postage from the US cost more than
the product and the product wasn't cheap and the product wasn't heavy
either.


Thanks for the warning g
The oncosts vary from zero (if the package doesn't get stopped) up to
15 uk pounds on 86 uk pounds-worth of dichro that I had shipped over.
Still worked out about 1/4 of the price I'd pay over here for the same
item.....

This was delivered via Royal Mail - ISTR that 'proper' couriers (like
DHL) charge a punitive 'handling' cost on top of the Import Duty / Vat
- happened to me with some 2nd hand lapidary gear that came from the
USA.

Annoying - but that's how it works g

Adrian
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Old May 4th 06, 10:14 AM posted to rec.crafts.glass
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I found the DHL handling charge quite small and thought it reasonable, I
have heard UPS is quite expensive in this regard and would agree from my
experience.

Adrian Brentnall wrote:

HI David

On Thu, 04 May 2006 00:55:45 +0100, David Billington
wrote:

I would try and get an indication of the VAT and import duty you may
have to pay in order to get an indication of the true price. I have
heard that customs duty and VAT is variable as to whether you get
charged, some have some haven't. I have bought some graphite products

from the US only to be hit by the duties 3 month later. Nice DHL quick


delivery so you get your items but deferred charging for the taxes,
didn't know about that. Also got a product from the US as I couldn't get
the quality I required in the UK, the postage from the US cost more than
the product and the product wasn't cheap and the product wasn't heavy
either.


Thanks for the warning g
The oncosts vary from zero (if the package doesn't get stopped) up to
15 uk pounds on 86 uk pounds-worth of dichro that I had shipped over.
Still worked out about 1/4 of the price I'd pay over here for the same
item.....

This was delivered via Royal Mail - ISTR that 'proper' couriers (like
DHL) charge a punitive 'handling' cost on top of the Import Duty / Vat
- happened to me with some 2nd hand lapidary gear that came from the
USA.

Annoying - but that's how it works g

Adrian
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  #29  
Old May 4th 06, 12:11 PM posted to rec.crafts.glass
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wrote in message
oups.com...
This is precious. Buttscraper, the self-proclaimed expert on
everything about stained glass is so blessed ignorant he isn't even
aware that 900 tips exist.


How about providing a valid Weller stock number for these alleged 900*F
tips, dick cheese? These would be for the Weller 100P Series irons. Post a
link to any legitimate website, anywhere, where this tip is for sale.

Put up or shut up. Prove me wrong. Win an argument, which would be a
first for you. You might even get a shred of credibility....Lord knows you
need some.

Pathetic turd.




  #30  
Old May 4th 06, 02:50 PM posted to rec.crafts.glass
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Why would I care about winning an argument with an ignorant illiterate?

You've demonstrated nothing more than the ability to post childish
insults on an internet board - while I've taught several hundred people
how to do stained glass, about a thousand how to make a living selling
crafts, sold multi-thousand books on how to do stained glass, and tens
of thousands of stained glass pattern books - all while creating a
hugely successful international business selling finished stained glass
and supplies.

It has however been highly entertaining (for my entire shop crew)
reading your posts insisting on the non-existence of 900 tips while we
sit here looking at a bunch of them (Do you think maybe Weller screwed
up and put the line in the wrong place? It's definitely under the 9.
Maybe you think we just have a bunch of mislabelled 6's?). Perhaps the
most entertaining was your comment about how 700 degrees was more than
adequate - while our practice has for years been to trash the 700 tips
whenever a new iron is removed from it's package. Even our beginners
go straight to 800's.

There's still room in our "Soldering Clinic" class. If you can't
afford to travel to Victoria (are you permitted access to Canada?),
we'll very soon be offering a video-clip filled online class (see link
below to Glass Campus). In the meantime, my crew and I look forward to
reading more of your "interesting" commentary. We're all taking bets
on when all that jealous antagonism makes your head explode. I'm down
for July 4th.

Dennis Brady

DeBrady Glass
http://www.debrady.com

Victorian Art Glass
http://www.victorianartglass.biz

Glass Campus
http://www.glasscampus.com

 




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