what soldering iron to get

[blitzboy]

hi all what soldering iron do yaou all use ,, im looking for a good one please as im sick of the cheapo ones so what r u using ,, gas or electric no mega expensive either and any links to where to get one too please fleebay and so on but only got my paypal cheers g

[ashleyb4]

http://www.tool-up.co.uk/shop/diy/WELSP80L.html

Had mine for 3 years never missed a beat. Supa dupa iron :)

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[MatJohnson]

I've been using an http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/hk2-stained-glass-soldering-iron seems to work well.

[blitzboy]

links does nt work ash

[sparrow.2]

Weller Magnastat hands down. You set the temperature depending on what tip you use. 7-9 tips are the ones to look for for most soldering but you can use the smaller tips for small electronics stuff.

Had mine for years and still going strong!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Weller-Solder-Station_W0QQitemZ270475851765QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK _Home_Garden_PowerTools_SM?hash=item3ef99df7f5

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Weller-Complete-Soldering-Station_W0QQitemZ200398452817QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK _Home_Garden_PowerTools_SM?hash=item2ea8adb851

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/WELLER-Soldering-Station-Iron-PU-2D-Nice-Condition_W0QQitemZ140355111834QQcmdZViewItemQQptZ UK_Home_Garden_PowerTools_SM?hash=item20add10b9a

[James]

I have a Weller WSD 81, bought it from oOple ages ago for £60, its the best thing since sliced bread and i know this because:

Its the one everyone borrows
Heats up to 450 in 10 secs (and fully adjustable)
Only ever had one tip which is still like new

and

Manolis built his driveshafts with it at the PetitRC 2009
Stu Evans told me its so good he even dreamt about it one night :wtf:

Downside is theyre really expensive new but worth keeping an eye out for a second hander, mines never put a foot wrong.

[sosidge]

I'm using a 60W "blue handle" Weller. Cost about £60 new from RS. Maybe not as effective as a soldering station, but cheaper and easy to cart around. Plus it uses the same high-quality replaceable tips.

[blitzboy]

cheers all any one got one of the dremmel versa tip gas ones would like to know what they re like please

[c0sie]

Going back to the Weller thing.

I have a 12v Weller http://uk.rs-online.com/web/search/searchBrowseAction.html?method=getProduct&R=0660179

Recommended by Olly Jefferies afew years ago and has never ever missed a beat.

Using a #9 chisel tip, gets fecking hot fecking fast!!

[MattW]

I've got the same as Sosidge suggests - Weller W101. It's temp controlled, so can be left on for long periods.

It's the dogs, had it for years!

[Body Paint]

I've had one of these bad boys from Maplin for a couple of years LINK (http://www.oople.com/forums/LINK) it's not man enough to solder cells, but we don't need that anymore :thumbsup:

Perfect for everything else ;) and not bad priced at £30