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mmagliaro

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Radio Shack Silver Bearing Solder is Back!
« on: December 08, 2018, 02:57:50 PM »
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They sell a convenient 1 oz roll of 2% silver bearing solder, NOT LEAD FREE, for $8.00 in the very fine .015" diameter.  It's very hard to find non-lead-free silver bearing solder in reasonable sized rolls in very thin diameters like this.  I've looked around a lot, and I've seen posts on it in forums (including this one).  Sometimes you can find larger diameter or half-pound or one pound rolls (which get expensive), but this 1 oz size is really handy.  And believe me, a 1 oz roll lasts a long time.

Anyway, it's been out of stock at Radio Shack forever, and I just happened to notice that they have it again.  Thought I'd pass it along (after, of course, I bought a couple of rolls for myself... ha ha )

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Re: Radio Shack Silver Bearing Solder is Back!
« Reply #1 on: December 08, 2018, 03:35:34 PM »
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Ha! I didn't know they were still in business!

https://www.radioshack.com

(All stores gone in the Baltimore area)

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Re: Radio Shack Silver Bearing Solder is Back!
« Reply #2 on: December 08, 2018, 03:55:49 PM »
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We put a Radio Shack ad in the paper a couple weeks ago. I also didn't know there were any left.

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Re: Radio Shack Silver Bearing Solder is Back!
« Reply #3 on: December 08, 2018, 05:33:12 PM »
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Radio Shack has partnered with HobbyTownUSA to stock stuff. I haven't been in to check it out myself, but I remember seeing a post on facebook by HobbyTownUSA about the partnership.

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Re: Radio Shack Silver Bearing Solder is Back!
« Reply #4 on: December 08, 2018, 08:18:53 PM »
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All our Radio Shacks are gone the way of the Dodo...
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Re: Radio Shack Silver Bearing Solder is Back!
« Reply #5 on: December 09, 2018, 12:18:09 AM »
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Radio Shack retail stores are largely, if not totally, gone, but the company is still in business, primarily online.
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Re: Radio Shack Silver Bearing Solder is Back!
« Reply #6 on: December 09, 2018, 05:48:48 AM »
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. I also didn't know there were any left.

Unfortunately, you can almost say the same thing about news papers :(

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Re: Radio Shack Silver Bearing Solder is Back!
« Reply #7 on: December 09, 2018, 08:55:24 AM »
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PBL also has .015"

https://www.p-b-l.com/

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Re: Radio Shack Silver Bearing Solder is Back!
« Reply #8 on: December 09, 2018, 10:53:28 PM »
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Free shipping on orders over $18 and "RADIO15" gets you 15% off.  So 3 1oz rolls ~$7 per delivered.  Done.

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Re: Radio Shack Silver Bearing Solder is Back!
« Reply #9 on: December 11, 2018, 01:49:12 PM »
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PBL also has .015"

https://www.p-b-l.com/

They call it "Trick-10k", but there is no information about it.  Is silver bearing?  Does it contain lead?  If not, then it is not at all the same as the Radio Shack solder.  What makes the RS solder so special is the lead and the silver, in a reasonably-sized roll at a good price.

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Re: Radio Shack Silver Bearing Solder is Back!
« Reply #10 on: December 19, 2018, 04:06:11 PM »
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Free shipping on orders over $18 and "RADIO15" gets you 15% off.  So 3 1oz rolls ~$7 per delivered.  Done.

Thanks for the tip....to both Max and Jake.    Ordered!
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Re: Radio Shack Silver Bearing Solder is Back!
« Reply #11 on: December 19, 2018, 05:23:38 PM »
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Radio Shack has partnered with HobbyTownUSA to stock stuff. I haven't been in to check it out myself, but I remember seeing a post on facebook by HobbyTownUSA about the partnership.

I was in a HobbyTown in CA last week, it had a "Radio Shack" aisle. The inventory was definitely "vintage" in some cases, so I assume they moved stuff from warehouses to the HobbyTown stores.

-Dave