Soldering Iron station recommendations

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harddriver said:
I just got done tinning the solder tip on this solder iron and it heated up quickly and took solder like a champ and the solder flux did not flash off like the Wellers do. This iron's temps appears to be very stable and it is not running too hot like my new 30-60 watt pencil iron Weller's do.

I am quite happy with this Made IN USA iron and quality appears to be on par with my old Radio Shack pencil irons.:2thumbsup:\:D/ It's only $17 bucks and replacement tips are available. I think I will pick up a couple more of these just to have on hand.
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This may be the way. I love the idea of replacement tips. My struggle was always the fact that I was 'practicing' with cheap solder irons. So the $17 scares me a bit so maybe I'll wait and hear more about your experience.
 
311boogieman said:
This may be the way. I love the idea of replacement tips. My struggle was always the fact that I was 'practicing' with cheap solder irons. So the $17 scares me a bit so maybe I'll wait and hear more about your experience.
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The brand new Weller pencil irons are pretty much the same price and the W Lenk and is made in the USA. Weller is no longer made in USA. Being that this WL Lenk iron tinned well and is regulating temp well I'm sure it will solder just fine. I'd say it's worth a purchase if you don't want to spend bigger money on a solder station and or something from China. Whether or not it will last 20-30+ years like my old Radio Shack irons I cannot say.

Hell... I just used my 20+ year Radio Shack iron with my last good tip to solder up my 4x12 cab with V30's in it.......
 
pipelineaudio said:
ROHS complaint solder
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GROSS

pipelineaudio said:
Also, I always end up getting those copper afro things when I buy solder scukers from amazon. Are you supposed to use that instead of a wet sponge? I tried and I think I'm doing it wrong.
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I like the brass wool for cleaning solder tips, though to be fair I haven’t used the wet sponge in a long time. It’s nice to not have that extra step of wetting the sponge.
 
pipelineaudio said:
I've always been and always had students grabbing the Weller WLC100/WTC100 for decades, but they don't seem to feel the same to me anymore, maybe because of dealing with ROHS complaint solder? I don't know. I keep almost pulling the trigger on the Haako FX88D, but haven't yet. Are you guys loving yours? Is it ok with ROHS solder?

Also, I always end up getting those copper afro things when I buy solder scukers from amazon. Are you supposed to use that instead of a wet sponge? I tried and I think I'm doing it wrong.
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You kinda use both of them

This video is pretty good:
 
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