Soldering Guns

JeremyC · Post by **JeremyC** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 6:41 pm

Well guys, my weller is on its last leg. So I am looking for a replacment. I know I want to go butane powered again, but I am not sure what make or model.

ridr4lif · Post by **ridr4lif** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 7:26 pm

Really? Your weller is dying? My dad has had one for like 15-20 years and its still fine.

I just bought a weller and i love it. Sorry tho, i dont know any good butane soldering guns.

Bwcad1 · Post by **Bwcad1** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 9:00 pm

i have a weller butain soldiering iron i love it just takes a while to get hot...

JeremyC · Post by **JeremyC** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 10:56 pm

Yeah it was a cheap Radio Shack special. Worked pretty well for a few years, but it doesn't seem to get as hot as it used to. Now my dads weller pistol grip still gets as hot as the day he bought it.

So far these are my choices

http://www.masterappliance.com/jumself.html

http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item.asp ... ir=catalog

Ryan from Ohio · Post by **Ryan from Ohio** » Sun Nov 20, 2005 7:29 am

SOme people on CAF were talking about "Black Beauties"

Guess its some expensive brand of soldering items.

Personally I use a Weller Iron mean for people working with Stained Glass. Its a quick heat/regenerate iron @ 1000 degrees. The bad thing is there are no replaceable tips and about impossible to use for circuits or anything requireing precise soldering. To small to do 1/0 wire also... Had to use a torch for that