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Ah, that's right. I remember reading that tip about the cords now. I'll do that to be safe! For the table above: the numbers on the right are PSI? or is that already x/3.14 for your plates? Thanks for reposting that! -Alex

@Joel W. I thought I remembered seeing some math on foot-pounds conversion to psi, but couldn't find it after some searching. Do you have that info on hand somewhere? I'm just looking to fine-tune the squishing. Thanks for the tip about the irons; any solutions for keeping them in place? I'm...

Some notes to add to my previous post: I removed the tips from the irons, and plugged the ends with some aluminum. I thought this would help with heating up the plates, but found that it made it worse. I think the direct contact with the metal from the tip helps distribute the heat more. Now...

I took off the guard rails, straightened them out as best as I could using an arbor press (best I could find to work with :P). Unfortunately the guard rails are designed such that you can't rotate them around or switch sides. I also added some flimsy washers to the two screws up front to help...

The screws and rails are still tightly secured. Its just bent out of shape from clamping down too hard. I sent an email through amazon about the issue. I'll update when I hear back from Bolton. -Alex

So here is the update after getting the new irons from @Joel W. shown below: Only a few minor differences in the way they look. Plugging them in and inserting with lowest settings got me to about 150F. I turned them up to 275C and my plates settled to around 205F. Looks like my first two...

So it definitely sounds like at least one of my irons is defective (the one that glows red and gets way too hot). I'll be back at home on saturday and I'll be sure to report back what I find out. I should try sticking the temp probe onto the irons and see what it reads at. I guess that would...

Wow, thanks for sending those over! Now thats what I call awesome customer service! Can't praise @Joel W. and his plates enough. I'll definitely take a look at them this weekend when I get back home and let you know how it works out. @BoogerMan Yeah, that does not sound like my experience at...

So I'm on a business trip for the next week and won't be able to play around with my setup till next weekend. One thing I saw last night when I had the irons inserted without the tip, was that the core of the irons on one of them (appears to be made out of ceramic? Not sure) glows red hot and...

So I did what you said and I'm sitting just above 200F after 20 minutes. I think its still creeping up a little higher too. I might as well wait before I post because I think theres a no double posting rule?? [After waiting another 20 minutes...] So now it is at 240/250 (10F difference...

I bought the Mudder Irons from your signature link: http://www.amazon.com/Mudder-Adjustable-Temperature-Soldering-Different/dp/B00Y9UW2XA/ref=sr_1_15?s=industrial&ie=UTF8&qid=1457208736&sr=1-15&keywords=adjustable+soldering+iron Am I supposed to remove the tip? I used a random one included...

So I ended up just drilling some holes into an unused end table I had in my apartment. I'm using a Bolton Vise, 2 Mudder 60W Soldering Irons, @Joel W. 2" Round Plates, and a torque wrench. Also, this is my first time ever attempting rosin. I literally just got Joel's plates in this afternoon...

Thanks for the help guys. I was looking at my local Lowe's to find something to attach my Bolton vise to but couldn't find anything remotely close to what I had in mind. Any cheap solutions out there for a reasonably sized table or bench for the Bolton vise? Any recommendations for a...

Hey guys, My friend has a 1/2 ton arbor press that he has lying around and I told him about the @Joel W. plates I should be getting tomorrow for my bolton vise(super excited btw!). You think 1/2 ton is good enough for a small personal setup using those plates? Or is that just not going to be...

Love this thread, and the other rosin tech thread (though that one took WAY longer to read through). Was super excited as I was getting to the end of this one, until I started reading the posts about @Joel W. not being able to continue making them! I'm glad that you're currently able to help...