<div dir="ltr">i was unclear... i have a decent one for myself, was looking for specific recommendations for the "cruddy" ones for the participants... ie $100 for 3 or 4, not $100@<div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Oct 25, 2015 at 9:53 AM, Tom Bugs <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:admin@bugbrand.co.uk" target="_blank">admin@bugbrand.co.uk</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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Yes, buy a nice one for the workshop leader and cheap out on the
student ones!<br>
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[I've successfully taught quite a few workshops with the cruddy
sub-£10 ones that crop up everywhere - they are perfectly capable if
you teach correct technique - soldering & cleaning]<br>
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And, yes, I did get one of those Metcals too!<br>
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<div>On 25/10/2015 12:42, Mattias
Rickardsson wrote:<br>
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<p dir="ltr">I can wholeheartedly recommend the OKi/Metcal PS-900
soldering station to anyone who would like to spend under $100.</p>
<p dir="ltr">It costs around $200.</p>
<p dir="ltr">:-)</p>
<p dir="ltr">/mr<br>
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<div dir="ltr">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? </div>
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