Ringmir-
Whew... was hoping I wasn't being made out as a criminal - I draw the same distinctions - I've taken in strays, contribute to the local no-kill animal shelter and was even a vegetarian for 2 years (until I became anemic - I have enough trouble balancing a diet being able to eat anything, never mind removing a whole food group!)
Although, back to soldering - one of those times when I wish I'd had my own equipment around, replacing a 20ga. wiring harness using only a butane flame-type (not even a butane one that heats a tip!) soldering gun(?), a 4" piece of electrical solder, and the wild choice of 16ga. stranded or 14ga. solid wire was less than fun. Though they did have some P.O. shrink tube in nearly the right size. Ah, well, at least I didn't have to use my Zippo and put on my metallurgists hat and build my own solder out of a chunk of lead and a chunk of tin.
Bren R.
