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Does anyone have a lathe that could turn down a soldering iron tip, and square off the end so I can put an M4 thread on it, please? It's for adapting a soldering iron to repair IPKs with lines so it is 75 related.

The tip will be made of copper but is plated. It starts at 5mm dia and I need 4mm for the M4.

I think Mick has a lathe over on http://www.mgr-forums.com/phpbb/index.php, want me to ask?

Gary M.

Thanks. Lets see if there's someone on here but I might take you up on that as I'm not a member over there.

got one but down in zummerset ?

Duncan, Bernard could be your man once he returns to the UK from his tax haven !

Duncan wrote:Thanks. Lets see if there's someone on here but I might take you up on that as I'm not a member over there.

MEMBER ???? Doesn't matter. Come on over you are more than welcome.---------COLVERT.

Duncan wrote:Does anyone have a lathe that could turn down a soldering iron tip, and square off the end so I can put an M4 thread on it, please? It's for adapting a soldering iron to repair IPKs with lines so it is 75 related.

The tip will be made of copper but is plated. It starts at 5mm dia and I need 4mm for the M4.

Put the tip in an electric drill. As it's copper it would be easy to hold a file against it to get down to the size you want.

Trebor wrote:Duncan, Bernard could be your man once he returns to the UK from his tax haven !

Somehow missed this, I must have been counting my money at the time!
If you haven't got it sorted, I can do this.

Thanks for the update guys. It had slipped down my list anyhow.

Bernard I'll PM you!