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----- Original Message -----
From: Angelo Sonnesso <[log in to unmask]>
To:  [log in to unmask],
Date: Tuesday, Feb 21, 2012 06:43:39 PM
Subject: Re: soldering?

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> 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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