esantoro Report post Posted April 13, 2009 One obsessions invariably leads to another. My foray into soldering irons has went its way to embossing presses, which has lead to branding irons, which got me into temperature control devices for both branding irons and soldering irons, which has now got me intrigued about infrared thermometers to check and fine tune the high temperatures required for the above applications. Can anyone recommend a good infrared thermometer and/or point out any shortcomings I may experience with such devices, such as unexpected difficulty in getting a reliable temperature reading from the tip of a soldering iron? The price range I was thinking about is $50 and lower. Now, back to Amazon.com to read reviews. Thanks, Ed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
electrathon Report post Posted April 13, 2009 Harbor Freight has on that works well and goes on sale for half that. I have one I have used for 2 years powdercoating and I am very happy with it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Suze Report post Posted April 13, 2009 and I thought that **I** went from one thing to another in a chain sometimes my friends have a hard time "keeping up" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
esantoro Report post Posted April 13, 2009 And somewhere in all of this a kilowatt usage measuring device showed up and has added itself to the list of gadgets I could do without but why should I. http://www.amazon.com/P3-International-P44...0451&sr=1-1 Plus I'm a sucker for free shipping. Ed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
