Which soldering iron/station to buy?

[Dez]

Originally Posted by subman

I've used a hakko for years and it has always been very good.

Hakko for the win. I'll never use anything else. Just bought my Hakko a month ago for $88

[Maverick00]

thanks everyone for the replies!, im leaning towards the hakko, seems comparable with the weller but around 50 bucks cheaper.


@mike31154
Theres nothing wrong with the RS iron to solder the odd wire or two but I have alittle more to do than that.

I was looking at..
- Temp control (leds or other sensitive components)
- Proper cleaning station with iron holder (not some plastic kick stand the radioshack one had, that constantly falls off and burns your table :P)
- More comfortable in hand (not heating up the handle) and no untangling the damn cord like bryan mentioned!