Soldering Iron station recommendations

[311boogieman]

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. 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.

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.

 

[harddriver]

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.

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.......

 

[70 Mach 1]

Im still running my 30 watt radio shack from the 70s
I use a brick as a holder