Who are the best solderers of the vintage era pro chassis builders and how do they do it?

[weedracer]

Agreed as far as Craig.

Dick Pelletier built some incredibly neat and precise chassis back in his hey day too. He had a way of putting only as much solder as was needed only where he wanted it.

[duffy]

Really hard to compile one definitive list, since so much of the subject is in flux.

[Chris Dadds]

Really hard to compile one definitive list, since so much of the subject is in flux.

Groan... I should have seen that one coming. Fortunately, bad puns can be a bonding experience.

[duffy]

Who knows where it'll lead when your patience wears tin.

[Chris Dadds]

Who knows where it'll lead when your patience wears tin.

Maybe if we're lucky it'll heat up this thread!

[duffy]

Maybe. All the Lovers of List-Making were so quiet, maybe this's the time to, um, rosin up the Beaux.

Okay, that was a terrible stretch. I've run out of puns, and actually I got something I should solder. Cya Guyz.

Duf

[macman]

Although he has gone to the great King track in the sky, Jim "the Saint" Bernard was a very meticulous builder . I met him in the late '80s in Pensacola & we raced there & Atlanta. Jim was a founding member of the early '90s southern USRA, as well as Asst National Tech director Div 1 USRA' 92. He learned his craft in the late '60s & early '70s in the Pensacola & Mobile area. I have 2 or 3 of his chassis left, although there are many out there as one of his 15-a units was in limited production in the early '90s. Jim also designed & built his own Electronic controllers as well as having the ability to wind arms & drive QUITE competitively.

[deslot27]

Jeremy Marquette is known to swing a mighty smooth solder job.
just my opinion

[raisin27]

How about Bob Ainsworth, he was a great clean builder back in the day. I raced w/ Bob for years in the Tri State during 80's and 90's. Saw some really nice stuff come from him.

I second the nomination for Bob. As I took a new job in the early 90's which meant far less time for me to build he was the only one I would have do work for me.

[brassrodman]

Is this the "Amazin Raisin"? haven't raced with you in 20 years, hope you are coming back! John Austin

[Fiddler]

You know, we all forgot about Bryan Warmack. Also, Don Campbell builds very clean chassis'[BPR]

[raisin27]

Is this the "Amazin Raisin"? haven't raced with you in 20 years, hope you are coming back! John Austin

Well, yes I guess thats me.

[JIMSPOVE]

Hey Raisin, Long time no see. I heard you're racing again. Come up to flint next weekend and say Hi to some old friends. Maybe we can fix you up with a loaner.

[nswanberg]

A story about Bob Ainsworth. I was over at his house a couple of times. One time I think I was hoping to buy some Camen magnets of the 640 series from him. He was working on some very short drag style motors for a client. I thought I was a sort of hardcore builder but when I saw him wipe an Ungar tip with his thumb I knew I would never be in his class.

[SloppySlot94]

Roger Lail was the best brass scratch chassis builder in North Carolina during the seventies through nineties that I can remember. He was a terror on the tracks as a racer as well.