<div dir="ltr">I am also in the market of soldering iron/station. I heard good things about xtronic brand (eyeing this <a href="http://www.amazon.com/X-TRONIC-MODEL-4040-Soldering-MAGNIFYING/dp/B003TC8EQS" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/X-TRONIC-MODEL-4040-Soldering-MAGNIFYING/dp/B003TC8EQS</a>) and OKI-Metcal induction soldering iron (<a href="http://www.okinternational.com/metcal/english/globalnavigation/products/hand-soldering-systems">http://www.okinternational.com/metcal/english/globalnavigation/products/hand-soldering-systems</a>). Have anyone heard/have any thoughts about this? I have used induction solder in one of NCSU lab and it was a breeze to use for soldering small SMD components. </div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jul 1, 2015 at 12:43 PM, Adam Haile via TriEmbed <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:triembed@triembed.org" target="_blank">triembed@triembed.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Agreed with Dan.<div>I have a Hakko 936 knock off from SparkFun that I paid about $60 for... and the 888 is the upgrade for the 936. I love mine (even if it is a knock off) and would gladly pay the $110+ for a genuine 888 if mine ever dies. And I'm just the software guy :P </div><div>Also, get some tip tinner and a brass sponge (~$20 total). Don't ever use a wet sponge... </div></div><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jul 1, 2015 at 9:55 AM, dan via TriEmbed <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:triembed@triembed.org" target="_blank">triembed@triembed.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Definitely go with a nice iron. Hakko is one of the best. It may be a bit pricey compared to other cheaper ones, but it works wonderfully, will last forever, and you'll never have to worry about your tool not being up to the job when working on a project. Also, there are plenty of different tips available, should you need them.</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jul 1, 2015 at 9:35 AM, Grawburg via TriEmbed <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:triembed@triembed.org" target="_blank">triembed@triembed.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="LTR" style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,Serif;font-size:16px">I actually have three that I had made by OSH Park...no good because I messed up on design. They have lots of holes and I'd gladly give them to you. Spots for about 12 resistors and many header pins.<br>Send me your address and when I return from vacation next week I will mail them...or you can wait until the July meeting.<br><br>Brian Grawburg<br><blockquote dir="LTR" style="border-left:2px solid blue;margin-left:1em;padding-left:1em;font-size:13px;font-family:tahoma,helvetica,sans-serif"><hr size="1"><span>-----Original Message-----<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">Also, and just as importantly, does anyone have a junk PCB or inexpensive small empty PCB with 0.1” spacing that I could use for practice before I go at the $20 LCD board?</p>
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