Weller soldering guns: vintage better than new

Originally Posted by miked

Can anyone provide the differences that will let me know if I am buying one of the older versions? Here's a ebay listing of what I would call new old stock. With no other information I will not be buying one of these.

Cooper Weller Universal Soldering Gun Solder Heavy Duty HD 8200 Tool 140W New | eBay

Thanks, Mike

Weller offers soldering guns in many configurations from low wattage single lamp up to dual wattage dual lamps. Some of the dual wattage guns have lower wattage ranges,



The Weller I purchased back in 74 was bought to solder a pin hole in a radiator tube on the rad from my 1964 Ford 1 ton with the 292 Y-block, Ford did not have twin I beam suspension until the model year 65, my truck had the straight axle which rode rough but made the truck Ford tough.

Those were some of the better years for scrapping, the US had embargoed not to ship scrap to some foreign country’s and the prices at home were high I was making four and five hundred a day hauling cast direct to the foundry in Edmonton.

Living out of an apartment building had to clean my cast on the deck of the truck from my assigned parking stall, every single woman living in the building with out a car had one of my beater cars parked in their empty parking stall.

My Weller Weller Soldering Gun D 550 240 325 Dual Watt with Case Extra Tips | eBay

The 1974 Embargo that made Canadian scrap GOLDEN, as Canada had no such embargo disallowing export.

Shown Here: https://www.congress.gov/bill/93rd-c...use-bill/14308
Introduced in House (04/23/1974)


Scrap Iron and Steel Export Administration Act - Expresses the findings of Congress. States that Congress declares that it is the policy of the United States to alleviate the harmful effects of the excessive exportation of scrap iron and steel during periods of supply-demand imbalance by limiting the volumes of scrap that may be exported from the United States during such periods. Defines the terms used in this Act.

Directs the Secretary of Commerce, as soon as possible after the closing of each calendar year quarter, and within forty-five days following the close of such quarter, to determine if no shortage, a shortage, or a critical shortage occurred in that quarter and he shall make this determination a matter of public record. States that if the Secretary determines that a critical shortage occurred, he will take such action as is necessary to limit scrap exports for six months.

States that if the Secretary is not able to make a determination as to the presence or absence of a critical shortage as required, a total embargo of scrap exports will be imposed.