Hey John,
I had nevere heard of using a tubing cutter.  That's really a good idea.
 I can't wait to try that.  I always have used a pocket knife.
Thanks for the idea.

Clarence
On Fri, 20
Feb 2004, John miller wrote:

> I do it all the time with no problems, coax is something totally different
> from anything else I've done, but I do it no problem, stripping it is no
> problem,  what I use as do most sighted people believe it or not, with the
> thicker coax anyway RG8 and stuff like that, is they use a pipe cutter, you
> just run it around and around, and if you're in all the way through the
> jacket, like just touching the braid, you feel the difference and know, 1
> more time around is it, I usually just tighten down the pipe cutter very
> slightly as I go, I know I can go a little more, but I'd rather it take a
> little longer and be right then go fast and hurt the braid.
> John Miller N1UMJ
> Owner of J. E. M. Racing http://home.comcast.net/~jemracing5/wsb/index.html
> AIM screen name: JEMracing3
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jody W Ianuzzi" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 10:29 PM
> Subject: Re: help with soldering iron selection
>
>
> | I am also interested in soldering information.  I have been told that I
> | can't strip a coax and solder a connecter because I can't see the layers.
> I
> | never accept this excuse and I wonder what other people have done to adapt
> | to this problem.
> |
> | 73s
> | JODY
> | KB1DCS
> |
> |
> | "WE MUST BE THE CHANGE WE WISH
> | TO SEE IN THE WORLD"  ~ Gandhi
>

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Clarence Williamson (Telecommunications and Networking Specialist)