Show Us Your Weapon!!!

[Bass Creator]

a 45 watt a 30 watt and a 15 watt all radio shack

[bicostp]

I've got an old 60 watt Weller. (WTCPN base with a TC201P iron.)

Usually I use .020 rosin-core solder but for bigger stuff like tabs on jacks I use some that looks about twice as thick. (The part of the spool with the size written on it broke off a long time ago.)

[Ralph&Drew]

mine is ninja stars.

new here.

[Triton]

mine is ninja stars.

new here.

Then I will give you a small piece of advice. Don't bump topics that are 3 years old, thank you.

[Aguiluz]

I used to have a cheap generic 30W iron that plugs in.

Now I only have the nice cheap battery operated Weller BP645MP. 6W, but gets the job done well at close quarters.

[humakabula1]

I used to have a nice jaycar iron, had a heart attack, bought another one and I dropped it by accident and now I use one I bought from a hardware store, works real nice

[Haunted360]

I had one.

It exploded, fried my Slot Loading PSone hack I was working on and caused me to go insane calling you all morons and stating that I did not want to belong to the Ben Heck Forums any longer (in some other post)...

NEVER TRUST THE CHINESE WITH ELECTRONICS (even though thats where they all come from)...

[bicostp]

It's better to buy one good tool instead of constantly replacing cheap ones that cost half as much when they inevitably break.

[Triton]

all too true bic, a quality 30$ soldering iron will work MUCH MUCH better and last far longer than any 10$ iron you would ever be able to find

[CronoTriggerfan]

...or just be a complete BAMF and use a butane iron. Problem solved

[GeckoLink]

generic radioshack iron dose its job

[jdmlight]

...or just be a complete BAMF and use a butane iron. Problem solved

Like Marshall at MGC 2010.

[nevermind1534]

I got an orange weller! Tim filed the tip down weird and now it's almost gone, and they're special screw on tips!

It hasn't died on me yet, but I haven't had it for long. I was getting sick of the radio shack irons lasting 2-3 months then quitting, especially with the constant soldering that goes on in my house.

Sears sells screw-on tips. I accidentally got a two-pack of them as spare tips for my irons. They still seem to work, though.

mine is ninja stars.

new here.

Then I will give you a small piece of advice. Don't bump topics that are 3 years old, thank you.

That guy's probably a spammer; look at his sig




Mine that I use the most now is a 45W Craftsman that I got from Sears. I'll probably get a nice Weller if and when this one dies.

[Triton]

...or just be a complete BAMF and use a butane iron. Problem solved

i've got a cheapo radioshack butane that i use sometimes. i wish i had a pyropen like marshalls, his is super nice