[olug] [OT] Any recommendations for a good hobbyist soldering station?

[Jay Bendon]

also, the $39 one on that page is pretty awesome for $39, i have yet to see
that quality of a soldering iron for that cheap.
--Jay


On Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 4:27 PM, Dan Anderson <dan-anderson at cox.net> wrote:

> I'm not against anyone getting a new gizmo - but, IMO, until you're doing
> significantly more than playing with "Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and even a
> FEZ Panda", the 25W Radio Shack one is probably good enough.
>
> I'd humbly suggest that if you're a beginner at soldering and are having
> problems with this, the chances are that you're not properly cleaning and
> tinning your tip.
>
> So, I guess my point is - get one if you want (it might look really nice on
> your workbench), but please don't consider having a $100 soldering iron to
> be required for the hobby.
>
> Dan
>
> P.S.  That $100 on from SparkFun that Jay mentions is rumored to be quite
> nice.
>
> On Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 3:47 PM, Timothy Goshinski <tgoshinski at gmail.com
> >wrote:
>
> > I am also beginning to play with Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and even a FEZ
> > Panda, but I have quickly realized what a piece of excrement my little
> > plug-in Radio Shack iron is.  I've seen a lot of different soldering
> > stations out there ranging from crazy-cheap to seriously expensive and
> the
> > user reviews seem to be all over the board so I am having trouble
> > separating the signal from noise.  Ideally I would like to find a
> > dependable rig that won't break the bank since it will not be in constant
> > use.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Tim
> >
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