Yes, I believe you can. I may even have it squirreled away somewhere.
Ron Miller
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From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Angelo Sonnesso
Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 9:38 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: soldering?
Can you still get that material?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 8:35 PM
Subject: Re: soldering?
> Hi everyone,
> The Smith-Kettlewell Technical file has great info for you. If you go
> through their lessons, you will learn the techniques that'll start you
> with
> a good grounding. Bill Gerey, wa6npc, Tom Fowle ?6ivg and Jay Williams
> (don't think he ever got licensed) contributed to these articles. They
> were
> all at the Smith-Kettlewell Eye research Center in San Francisco. I was
> given the opportunity to spend a number of weeks there learning how to
> solder and do basic electronic assembly, and just hang out with some very
> inspiring blind guys. They used the techniques they write about to design,
> build and test adaptive, useful equipment whose design was released into
> the
> public domain after the development work was complete. there are some
> great
> projects in the Technical File, such as an audio continuity tester, audio
> capacitance checker, toy train whistle (electronic, cool sounding), audio
> oscilloscope and a whole lot more that I can't remember.
>
> I believe bill Gerey and Tom Fowle are still at Smith-Kettlewell.
> 73
>
> Ron Miller
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Clarence Williamson
> Sent: Monday, February 20, 2012 10:19 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: soddering?
>
> Hi Chris and the group,
> Yes, it is possible for a blind person to solder. I have been doing it =
> for around 40 years. As far as special equipment, well I use a short =
> piece of stainless steel tubing to hold the solder while I am soldering. =
> =20
> I didn't develop this method. It appeared in an issue of the braille =
> technical file published by the Smith-kettlewell Institute. The issues =
> are still available on the web.
> I did a search for technical file and found a listing. =20 This magazine
> was
> published from 1980 to 1998. It has many very good = projects. Also,
> there
> is a very good series on learning electronics.
> I hope this helps.
> 73s,
> Clarence
>
> On Feb 20, 2012, at 8:16 PM, Chris Harrington wrote:
>
>> Hi everyone,
>> I was wanting to see if anyone has developed any sort of system for
>> soddering? I have no useable vision, and was wondering if anyone had
>> any types of guns or anything they use?
>> Thanks,
>> Chris Harrington
>
>
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