Electric Soldering Iron Kit - 60W with Adjustable Temperature, ON/OFF Switch, Solder Wire, Stand & 5 Solder Tips

Works well for occasional use

It's. a £12 soldering iron, so good value for money. It comes with a selection of replaceable tips and some solder. I like the on-off switch, it saves you having to unplug it. The stand they give you is too small, I use one from my previous soldering iron. It does the job well enough, no complaints.

Excellent fast heating lightweight soldering iron with plenty of power for building electronic circuits.The on/off switch is a nice touch although mine did fall off on the first day, no bother since I am the handy kind of person who builds things with a soldering iron so I popped it back with a tiny spot of glue.Immediately I built an electronic clock kit and found the very finest tip (sub 0.5mm) was plenty hot enough and excellent for tiny components, IC sockets etc. This is the tip I used the most and in fact burned it out after a week. This was no surprise to me since the tip really is quite tiny and I realised why tips are sold in multi packs, they are high performance and need to be replaced.Back in the day when I was an apprentice soldering iron tips lasted for months or longer and could be repeatedly resurfaced with a file, not so with treated and coated tips like these.I bought several packs of tips but it was tricky understanding the part numbers so here's a few things I learned.Soldering Iron tipsSearch for 900M soldering iron tip size chart900M-T-I – Very fine point (sub 0.5mm included in this kit)900M-IS – Very fine bent over point (not included in this kit)900M-T-B – Conical round tip 0.5mm (This is the second finest tip included with this kit)

works well and comes with everything you need

Takes a bit of getting used too. Extremely hot temperatures sometimes make it difficult for small work.

Great item at a very good price. If you're only looking to donthe odd repair and not sit with a dedicated station, this is perfect.

Its a standard DIY item to be used now and again dont know how it would last if used on a regular basis

If you are the occasional DIY person a bit like myself then this soldering kit is just the job. You get quite a good amount of solder and a tub of grease like substance to help the solder bond. The stand is a bit flimsy but this is nit picking as this is a fine piece of kit at a very reasonable price.