Originally Posted by
billdelong
Price doesn't matter, I've been running a cheap $20 iron that I got from Radio Shack roughly 8 years ago, just make sure you get a quality chisel tip, I'm using a TENMA chisel tip for my iron where the same tip is close to 5 years old, the tip is more important than the iron
Biggest difference between my radio shack special and a 'descent' iron for me is just the instant heat, and its easier to handle since it offboards the bulky stuff to a box. Both work. Though for like $30 you can get a digital one from china..