WellerW100PG Weller Farenheit Heavy Duty Soldering Iron with CT6F7 Tip, 100 Watt, 700 Degree, Original Version

Good and hot heavy soldering iron.

This is a great soldering iron for stained glass. Heats up quickly and is easy to use - no dials to mess with. I would recommend getting a separate, more durable stand for it though.

This is a good soldering iron for doing stained glass. I only make a few windows but it has performed well and I have no complaints.

Update: After some desperation, I plugged the iron back in two days later and waited. No smoke, no smell, seemed okay. So i finished a large project with it and it worked well. I'm not sure what to say; I guess I'll keep it. Do soldering irons have like a breaking in period? I changed my stars from 1 to 4; it was a dramatic start so I won't give it a 5 but it seems to work for now so we'll see.I bought this iron despite the reviews that stated it may be used because I have a stained glass project due this week and thought that used may not mean bad. When I received the iron, it was clearly opened and used because the package was opened along the side as if it was slid out as discretely as possible (which is more suspicious than just the idea that someone opened it, used it, and changed their mind). Also the iron tip clearly had solder melted on. Again, I decided to give it a chance and plugged it in. It started smoking, had a sharp chemical smell, and I watched the neck turn from silver into amber and then purple. It started making a crackling noise so I immediately unplugged it because I was scared of a fire hazard. Please, please do not take a chance on this seller.

Occasionally I need a soldering Iron that has the heating ability for larger areas than my regular bench top soldering iron can produce. I used it to solder 18 gauge wires to large ground plane areas of circuit boards. My Bench top Iron could not do the job. This worked well and I am glad I purchased it.

Replaced my weller soldering iron that lasted 25 years with another weller

Expensive and did not last….at all.

I service and build tube guitar amps. Working with chassis grounds requires an iron that can generate quickly the kind of heat needed to get the job done perfectly. After trying several different irons/guns for this task, I arrived at this Weller. Having the right equipment to do a job is a priority for me. This Weller is really impressive.