Wasp/Spec 12v Soldering Iron Tip
 

Hi anyone,

does anybody remember Wasp racing/Spec 12v Soldering Iron's?

Did anybody take over them or make anything similar, as I'm after a new Tip.

Hopefully I'll hear from someone.

Kane

Hi Kane

I remember Wasp Racing well. Terry Sadler and his family were such amazing people, they ran surrey radio control car club..

I don't believe anybody took over sadly.

Best Wishes
Stu

Hi Kane,

Wasp did get taken over but cant remember who by but i did read a thread on facebook about soldering irons where the wasp soldering iron was mentioned, and low and behold the guy who know does them joined in the thread, the tips are still available will see if i can find the thread and let you know.

If you pm me I will give you the contact for the guy who took them over, he has some bits left but only the smaller tips

Info sent :thumbsup:

Can you pm me as well as im in need for mine to. May still have Spec racings details somewhere.

I would like a new tip for mine as well so could you please send me his details

It's a shame someone did not have the money and time to reintroduced them to rc market

Same here, after many years of service there is now a sizable hole in the end of the tip. If you could message me those details as well Mark that would be ace ;)

If someone has an original tip I could use to take dimensions from I could make some up.

Can u get the ends treated too as originals?

I probably could do

To the guys who may have contacted wasp, the guy is in hospital at the moment, so his son will help out when sorted.

Anyone got a spec or a wasp iron what as died as need plastic parts for mine:thumbsup:

I'd like to buy an the old WASP 12V soldering iron. Any available still?

This is the son of the guys who owned wasp

Ian andrews on facebook

This is the son of the guys aho owned wasp/spec racing

Ian andrews on facebook

Mark, please can you message me with a link to the right one. a farcebook search brings up lots...

You will be lucky last two I've got been used

Spec racing when i got mine only had a couple left several years back so wonder if the molds or company info is available so these superb irons can still be made available to all. Pmd you with spec racing details.

I could do with a few new chunky tips as well. ;)

Wasp Soldering iron
 

Hi All

Just to clear up some confusion that I have just read

Ian Andrews is not the son of the guy who owned WASP.

Terry Sadler who owned and ran Wasp had 2 sons Mark and James.

For those of you who have been around racing for 20 plus years you'll remember a lot of the WASP stuff. There is a thread I read in the vintage section which reminisces quite a lot...and I'd like to thank everyone who contributed there for their kind words towards my dads stuff, towards the engineer Alan, that worked closely with my dad, and the kind words towards my family.

Ian Andrews (Ian Dibble - WLRC) ran spec racing with his father and when my dad decided to call it a day passed over the remaining Wasp stuff to Spec Racing.

Thanks
Mark