Good soldering iron workstation? 50 euros budget...

[Pierre]

I'm wanting a good soldering iron workstation for my projects... From guitar work to pedals. It needs to be able to nicely melt the solder at the back of pots, but I should be able to take it down a bit for PCB work for instance... you get the picture.

I'd be useful if it were available on Amazon as Luxembourg suffers from a lack of, well, everything.  :D

Any advise..? I've read about several Weller models but none are on amazon and therefore available to me.

Thanks!

[HTH AMPS]

get an Antex 18w iron for pedal/amp wiring, then buy a cheap 50w iron for the back of pots - thats all I do as I rarely need a big iron.

[Jazz Rock]

I found a 48W soldering station from HQ, called HQ solder/20 on amazon, that has temperature control feature. Quite good when you don't have to work with lead free solder :)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000ZRMOJI/ref=oss_product

By the way, You hanging around in Luxembourg these days?

[Transcend]

I use an antex 18w from maplins

It cost about £9

It has served me well for amps, pedals & even the back of pots but i use silver solder on everything so it has a lower melting point

[Pierre]

I found a 48W soldering station from HQ, called HQ solder/20 on amazon, that has temperature control feature. Quite good when you don't have to work with lead free solder :)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000ZRMOJI/ref=oss_product

By the way, You hanging around in Luxembourg these days?

Yeah man, still in Lux, been a year now. I guess I could order this one (this merchant does ship to Luxembourg) but I'm still hoping to find a Weller or especially Hakko somewhere..!

Aye I used to use the Maplin ones in my student days, but I've badly abused them and now I just want one that'll last me a LOOOONG time and not make soldering a chore.

[Madsakre]

Weller is quite good. My friend uses one.
A Wlc100 should fit your needs. do yourself a favour and buy a suctiongun? too :P

[Pierre]

Aye definitely will. I'm not going cheap on this; I need something good.

Do you know where I could get the Weller WLC100 in EU..? I can't seem to find a place where to order it... :(

[Madsakre]

Well they are wide spread in Denmark.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Weller-WLC100-Soldering-Station-Model-WLC100-/220790336358?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3368212b66#ht_1572wt_905

[Pierre]

Mhm I couldn't find any outside of ebay US, which is an issue for the plug + transformer. Le meh.

[Pierre]

HA! Amazon.co.uk eventually got ONE InStock WellerWHS40 which I got as quick as I could. I tried it out today and those damn cables stopped giving me grief. Loving it!