[sdiy] workshop soldering iron recommendations

[Michael Taylor]

I use a Hakko FX-888 and 888D at work and they are both great production
units for not much money.

Not super cheap, but all four of them have held up for years in a
production environment.

On Sunday, October 25, 2015, Tom Bugs <admin at bugbrand.co.uk> wrote:

> But, ps, yes, those Hakko ones would definitely be a good investment.
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> On 25/10/2015 12:57, Altitude wrote:
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> Hakko FX-888
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> <http://www.amazon.com/Hakko-FX888D-23BY-Digital-Soldering-FX-888D/dp/B00ANZRT4M/ref=sr_1_1/178-1019377-1556750?ie=UTF8&qid=1445777712&sr=8-1&keywords=hakko+fx888+soldering+station>
> http://www.amazon.com/Hakko-FX888D-23BY-Digital-Soldering-FX-888D/dp/B00ANZRT4M/ref=sr_1_1/178-1019377-1556750?ie=UTF8&qid=1445777712&sr=8-1&keywords=hakko+fx888+soldering+station
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> Don’t bother with the budget Wellers, I’ve got a box of dead ones if you
> need convincing
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> I need to buy 3 or 4 soldering irons for some workshops i'll be teaching.
>  nothing fancy, but reliable, does not need to support smd.  something like
> the Weller Wlc100 would be fine, but i'd like to spend under $100.  any
> recommendations?
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