Recommend me a gas soldering iron!

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

 

Its equivlent to a 120 watt lecy.

 

Weller Pyropen. Lovely bit of kit and very precise.

 

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

are these things windproof?

 

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.

 

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

 

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

 

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!

 

are they windproof?

 

Once lit they are pretty wind proof

 

I see that Aldi have the soldering Irons this Sunday:
http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/special_buys3_25519.htm?WT.mc_id=2012-07-06-17-51