Recommend me a gas soldering iron!

Discussion in 'Tools, Equipment & Fasteners' started by A.N. Other, Nov 16, 2011.

  1. possle Forum Member

    Mac ones have gone for the powerprobes now! they must of realised they were crap!
    il check power when im ay work tomoz
     
  2. possle Forum Member

    Its equivlent to a 120 watt lecy.
     
  3. JaySteed606

    JaySteed606 Forum Member

    Weller Pyropen. Lovely bit of kit and very precise.
     
  4. Gareth83 Forum Junkie

    any up to date recommendations up to say 30? would ideally like a piezo ignition.

    are these things windproof?
     
  5. rubjonny

    rubjonny Administrator Staff Member Admin

  6. Peter Jones Forum Member

    I'm not a fan of the portasol units, I've got a drawer full of the nasty things.

    They work OK for a while and then get all temperamental, spitting and carrying on.

    That goes for the older orange ones and the newer black, piezo ignited ones.

    I used to use them for work and was always replacing them hence the drawer full.

    I'd recommend trying just about anything else.
     
  7. Mikey Forum Member

    I got one from Aldi a while back for about 12 or 15 I think - equivalent to 120W & works great with all attchments in a case etc & 3 year guarantee
     
  8. lewp91 Forum Member

    i have an iroda iron, and it was the nuts till i dropped it and it cracked.. que small gas fire as it was lit at the time... got a new one now and its still as good as ever :)
     
  9. Marty's Dub Forum Member

    I have the same one. Exellent value for money! Done a fair amount of work with it too. Something I do like about it, is the fact the porcelain bit has a metal collar around it which reduces the risk of it breaking if knocked. If it does, it's not like you spent a fortune on it! Still operates the same as the day I bought it, well chuffed!
     
  10. Gareth83 Forum Junkie

    are they windproof?
     
  11. beetie

    beetie Forum Member

    Once lit they are pretty wind proof
     
  12. Mikey Forum Member

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