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Old 23rd Jan 2020, 1:44 pm   #5
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Default Re: Shielding material other than pcb

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Originally Posted by Bazz4CQJ View Post
A friend of mine, who passed on long ago, was a wonderful tin smith. Long before the days of diecast boxes, I suspect that any self-respecting radio technician regarded the ability to make a neat tin box as a basic skill!

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It was the first thing I learned in metalwork class aged eleven! Tinsnips, two pieces of wood in a vice and a hide mallet to form the sides then flux and a soldering iron fresh off the forge.

God bless you Mr Topp, you were brilliant!
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