Soldering is different for everyone.  I have been blind all of my life.  I 
was a professional car mechanic for 40 years.  When my fingers worked well I 
could solder some larger connections such as quarter inch phone jacks and 
the cables also.  I could do the center of a PL259, but I wasn't good with 
the shield.  I used a pair of vicegrips mounted to a board as a clamp so 
that I could use two hands to slaughter I mean solder.  My soldering wasn't 
pretty, and I could only do it if there was a lot of room.  I used a weller 
solddering I mean slodering gun because the tip would cool quickly.  I had a 
lot of help learning to do this from my Father, so I didn't do it from the 
beginning alone.  Now I have very little feeling in my finger tips so I can 
burn myself with out knowing it.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Justin Mann" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, December 16, 2011 8:36 PM
Subject: soldering?


> Hi there,
> Is it possible that a blind person can solder?  I'm sure that surface 
> mount stuff is a bit difficult,but can you as a blind person solder a coax 
> connection for instance, or put connectors on coax in anyway?  Again, this 
> may be a duh question, but as a blind person I'm curious as to how I would 
> go about doing this?  I've been afflicted with some helpful hams who say 
> "That's too hot you'll burn yourself!!" I'd just like to be more 
> independent as a ham operator.
> Thanks,