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"Lots of sets on Amazon that has the tip you want and Granger has them. " Paul Craig replied May 1, 2020 to Oops	12	May 2, 2020 Reply by Southern Ray
"Just did a Google search and got 4 companies/websites that sell those. " Paul Craig replied Apr 29, 2020 to Oops	12	May 2, 2020 Reply by Southern Ray
"You can find those "Pencil" type solding irons and tips at Walmart or Harbor Freight…" Paul Craig replied Apr 28, 2020 to Oops	12	May 2, 2020 Reply by Southern Ray
"I prefer the bigger speakers myself, don't want anything under 8" diameter although…" Paul Craig replied Nov 27, 2019 to Ruby Amp	27	May 16, 2020 Reply by Southern Ray
"I built a Ruby for a friend in a speaker cab with a WGS 4ohm 10watt Veteran speaker,…" Paul Craig replied Nov 26, 2019 to Ruby Amp	27	May 16, 2020 Reply by Southern Ray
"Everybody thought the tubes would disappear for good, but thank GOD they didn't. I h…" Paul Craig replied Nov 26, 2019 to Ruby Amp	27	May 16, 2020 Reply by Southern Ray
"Yeah, my thoughts were before the output cap(220) or after. " Paul Craig replied Nov 26, 2019 to Ruby Amp	27	May 16, 2020 Reply by Southern Ray
"I had heard about the manufacturing being stopped, but heard that supplies were stil…" Paul Craig replied Nov 26, 2019 to Ruby Amp	27	May 16, 2020 Reply by Southern Ray
"I had a small Behringer 10watt guitar amp in a closed cabinet with a 6"speaker sever…" Paul Craig replied Nov 25, 2019 to Ruby Amp	27	May 16, 2020 Reply by Southern Ray
"If it did work like that, it would be constant without control though. " Paul Craig replied Oct 17, 2019 to DIY Spring Reverb	4	Oct 17, 2019 Reply by Paul Craig

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Paul Craig's Discussions (3,491)

"Lots of sets on Amazon that has the tip you want and Granger has them. "

"Just did a Google search and got 4 companies/websites that sell those. "

"You can find those "Pencil" type solding irons and tips at Walmart or Harbor Freight…"

"I prefer the bigger speakers myself, don't want anything under 8" diameter although…"

"I built a Ruby for a friend in a speaker cab with a WGS 4ohm 10watt Veteran speaker,…"

"Everybody thought the tubes would disappear for good, but thank GOD they didn't. I h…"

"Yeah, my thoughts were before the output cap(220) or after. "

"I had heard about the manufacturing being stopped, but heard that supplies were stil…"

"I had a small Behringer 10watt guitar amp in a closed cabinet with a 6"speaker sever…"

"If it did work like that, it would be constant without control though. "

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