Good Butane Soldering Iron

[SDO]

Hello Guys
I have been looking around for good butane soldering iron, bought a few from eBay, one was leaking gas, another one I couldn't fill, yet another one is working , but doesn't heat up enough cuz the flame is too small and nothing there to regulate the flame, one from china I couldn't put together, I can't find them
Locally in a good tip size for our work, they are all too big. Could you please share if you have used a good one and where to buy it from ?

I have also ordered a dc soldering iron, waiting for it to arrive, are those any good ? Any experience with those ?
Thanks

[cactikid]

depends on the jobs you want to do.
Professional Medium power adjustable Flint ignition Soldering iron. 10-60 watts equivalent power. (http://www.portasol.com/products_sc_r1.asp?sC_ID=119)

[racin-snake]

Solderpro 70 Gas Soldering Iron Kit : Battery & Gas Soldering Irons & Kits : Maplin Electronics (http://www.maplin.co.uk/solderpro-70-gas-soldering-iron-kit-34959)


superb bit of kit used daily and with a great range of tips

in fact i bought two and still usin the first one 3 years on !

[z786]

google

iroda solderpro 120

or

weller pyropen

these 2 are top notch

ps, jus noticed had a pm from u, sorry for not replying, will reply asap :)

[BigJ]

Got myself a Dremel Versatip for a while now.
DREMEL? VersaTip? (2000-6) - Dremel (http://www.dremeleurope.com/dremelocs-uk/product/2718/330/dremel%C2%AE-versatip%E2%84%A2/dremel%C2%AE-versatip%E2%84%A2)

Its got various tips that work well. But for a super sharp tip, I easily tapped a thread onto a tip from my smd desktop station and drilled a hole down the centre and out the side. That works like a charm for those very small pins.

Also it comes in a handy case with a sponge, solder holder, etc so it's very much a "grab 'n go" setup.

[martij976]

I have Weller Pyropen WSTA6 (as z786 posted) for couple of years and can't complain! Very good tool...

[SDO]

Thanks guys for the valuable information. It's ok z786, and big j I got ure pm, but I couldn't find the one u needed, I will look again

[smartymarti]

antex gascat are pretty good and the tips are extremley long lasting , slightly better than the iroda ones but there also rather good for the money

[BigJ]

Thanks guys for the valuable information. It's ok z786, and big j I got ure pm, but I couldn't find the one u needed, I will look again


Thanks mate.