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Weller WES51 $77.99 at tooltopia
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pedrodagr8
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Like the title says, the WES51 (non digital version) is on sale for 78 bucks.
Pretty much the cheapest I've ever seen that.
I have one of these and it's pretty nice.
A solid old workhorse of a soldering iron. Not quite as good of a deal as the Hakko FX-888D earlier this year. It's still a great quality station though. Used to be the go-to quality hobby station.
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bareass172
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Not an attempt to derail your thread, but I just wanted to mention that I bought this Aoyue 9378 about a year ago and it's been a workhorse for me.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BSW69LI/?tag=atomicindus08-20
It was in the ~$60 range when/where I bought it, so it's gone up some. I know it's not US made, but it's worked like a champ with heavy daily use and it comes with a LOT of extras. 10 tips, an extra heating element, a stand, etc. If you read the info on it, it has a lot of tech built in too. It turns itself off after a few minutes of not being used, but it has a sensor in the handle so when you pick it back up it turns itself back on. It heats up so fast that this is perfectly fine. Digital display, presets, etc.
Only mentioning it if anyone is in the market.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BSW69LI/?tag=atomicindus08-20
It was in the ~$60 range when/where I bought it, so it's gone up some. I know it's not US made, but it's worked like a champ with heavy daily use and it comes with a LOT of extras. 10 tips, an extra heating element, a stand, etc. If you read the info on it, it has a lot of tech built in too. It turns itself off after a few minutes of not being used, but it has a sensor in the handle so when you pick it back up it turns itself back on. It heats up so fast that this is perfectly fine. Digital display, presets, etc.
Only mentioning it if anyone is in the market.
pedrodagr8
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The FX-888D looks like a kids toy haha
In images it does look very Fisher Price. In reality it's much higher quality looking and feeling. It's one of the best built soldering stations I've used.
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bareass172
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This was one of the biggest complaints I found about it when I was researching to buy one. All the reviews said the same as you though, very high quality despite the appearance.In images it does look very Fisher Price.