whats the best soldering iron

what kind and what type of soldering iron does everyone use?

My tool of choice: Click I will admit, I burn through tips every couple of months but other than that I have no complaints.Installer, IT support, and FFL. I need less hobbies.

Twelvoltz wrote: My tool of choice: Click I will admit, I burn through tips every couple of months but other than that I have no complaints.

I got the same one. Works without any problems. Weller is another good brand.

what about one of the weller guns or do they get to hot or does that matter and what about the weller cold heat pro?

I was actually looking at a weller version and looks exactly the same!!!!!! If it didnt have the weller logo I would swear its the same.  My question is what kind of butane do you guys use because the ones i've had seems to go bad after a while like it gets clogged up and does not ignite anymore.  Its expensive to use the butane that snapon sells but if thats the one that works then I would need to order  a case.  Also I actually use a weller corder iron.   My snapon drop light has a power jack that i connnect the iron to and works great.   Funny that its a weller and I saw it on a snap on book with the snap on logo and looks exactly the same.....maybe they are?????????????

rt4x4 wrote: what about one of the weller guns or do they get to hot or does that matter and what about the weller cold heat pro?

I have tried that cold heat thing. I guess it would work for board electronics but in my opinion it is crap. As far as the iron getting "too hot" the iron/gun you choose should offer a variable temperature setting. Weller is a very good brand, I have used their irons for various jobs for years with no complaints. As far as a butane/cordless iron goes the Snap-On iron I have currently (see above post) has never let me down other than the life expectancy of the tips but you can order replacement tips from Snap-On.com so you don't have to wait for the truck to come around. The local Snap-On guy here sometimes stops once a week, sometimes not for months. I assume that someone like Weller makes the Bluepoint/Snap-On iron that I have but I have not found anyone that has one that looks identical yet. I have found a few variations that look similar, but none that look identical.Installer, IT support, and FFL. I need less hobbies.

My RadioShack torch i use this one from radioshack. only $20 bucks, has an iron tip and a torch tip. only complaint is the igniter is separate and not built in. other than that i love the thing

The weller SP80L solder iron from orchard supply works very good for me i think its the 80 watts model.

Mine is call "THE POWER PROBE" LOL seriously, got it off either the MAC or MATCO truck 5 or so years ago, go it as a funny, but it works really well. I use the butane from the local stop N rob, & have never had a problem.used to be loud, used to be fast...now I am married LOL