Solder station recommendations.

[juicedcoupe]

I just looked, mine is 0.050".

[Coelacanth]

I don't know the exact diameter of my solder, but it's about 1mm thick. Probably at least 2 - 3 times as thick as the crap that came with the station.

I just checked my solder diameter, it's about 0.8mm, I was a bit off. But I know it's significantly thicker than the stuff that came with my solder station. That stuff I chucked out, it looked like that wire you hang pictures on your wall with.

[R6cowboy]

Here's what came with mine. It does measure .8mm

[R6cowboy]

Our old Wellers were practically the same unit. Yours was 40W, mine was 35W. So, did you have a chance to try out your new one? What were your impressions?

It's about a year later but I've finally started using it quite a few times over the past 2 or 3 months. I'm also quite impressed for a $50 unit, heats up much faster than I imagined when first buying it and solders quite well and easy in my opinion. I can finally make really nice clean welds (also due to Kester "44" rosin core solder). Before having this station I use to hate when it came time to solder, but now I actually enjoy it.

[Snaab9-2]

Here is ole reliable..... it was my dads. A Weller SP-23 25 watt powerhouse.

It works.

[Snaab9-2]

figured I would treat her right and give her some Dremel TLC.

[juicedcoupe]

I used to have a Lenk iron that used those threaded tips. They were ultimately its undoing, as the heating and cooling eventually galled the threads.

[Onesillyhatch]

I still love my little ts100 work’s amazing

[R6cowboy]

Two years two months later, I'm still very pleased with this inexpensive unit.

[Coelacanth]

I concur, mine also has done very well over the past few years. I had to buy some new solder tips but other than that, it's worked flawlessly.