2 Nov
2012
2 Nov
'12
12:19 p.m.
On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 2:44 PM, Dave McGuire <mcguire at neurotica.com> wrote:
I still have a Weller, though (on a different bench)
and I don't gnash
my teeth when I use it. I notice the differences, but I will NOT say
"Wellers suck".
Nor would I. I've been using the same Weller since 1984 (I got it when
my employer went out of business).
In my experience, most Wellers are very good irons.
Most Hakkos are
very very good irons. Metcals are great irons.
I used a Metcal at Lucent... it was awesome. I'm very sorry I wasn't
in town when they had their "closing the Western Electric Plant"
asset sale. I hear the Metcals went for $50.
I love my Weller. If I saw an inexpensive Metcal, I'd jump all over it.
One specific thing I loved - lots of (quickly) interchangeable SMT tips
vs one or two pointy or chisel tips on my Weller.
-ethan