How long does it take you to solder say a 14 to 12g wire? Reason I ask is I probably bought the same or very similar iron around 25 years ago. Wasn't too bad on smaller stuff, but I never had much success with larger wires, took too long, which transfers too much heat into components, even using flux, not good. Fairly quickly upgrading to a more powerful thermo controlled and adjustable station like a Hakko was one of my best investments. Just my experience, your mileage may vary.


For the OP, another vote for the Hakko, with a good sized chisel tip as CarbonJoe mentioned. Maybe a smaller tip too if you might do any circuit board type stuff.