Easter Sunday flea market finds

[tym]

First off, I hope everyone had a relaxing weekend--whether you were celebrating Easter or had just celebrated Passover, my best wishes.

I checked out the MIT flea market today, and hauled away the following box for $25. There were six solder stations (I had given one complete system to my dad before this photo was taken), two dual temp, the rest analog single temp. Three had pencil irons. The unit that's apart on the right had some cracks to the plastic case that I epoxied back together. I think they're all from the 1990s to early 2000s, so to make sure there's vintage content, I also picked up the small Pony C-clamp.

 

[cajunfirehawk]

Yeah, you **** lol, nice score!

 

[laser3kw]

I checked out the MIT flea market today,

The "MIT"?
luck you didn't find a flux capacitor or some yellow cake in a box.

 

[cvairwerks]

Replacement parts for those can be had to make them all complete.

 

[tym]

My first suckage! I'm honored.

One of the pencil handpieces needs a couple of parts before I can test it (namely the correct connector as somebody changed it), so I should be able to get 3 full systems out of this.

I'll have to keep scouring dusty flea market recesses for some more handpieces.

 

[ducksface]

I'd have bought those.
I have never found a soldering station worth dragging home.
I mean to buy one, buy I can't bring myself quite to retail on it.
Nice score.

 

[tym]

I'd have bought those.
I have never found a soldering station worth dragging home.
I mean to buy one, buy I can't bring myself quite to retail on it.
Nice score.

Thanks! If you're interested in one of the dual temp units (I don't have handpieces to test, but transformers in both hum when plugged in), feel free to hit me up.

 

[gtabasso]

That sounds like a perfect Easter! I need to hit some flea markets but I have too much ****.