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

[Dan Anderson]

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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