Soldering stations??

[MrNatural]

I want to start lighting up my models and so I need a soldering iron. I would prefer to just buy a soldering station. Can anyone recommend a decent one for say, under $100? Or, what should I look for when purchasing one? I'm completely new to this. Any help would be much appreciated ;D

 

[Elm City Hobbies]

All you will ever need is something like this:

http://www.apexhandtools.com/brands/CF_Files/model_detail.cfm?upc=037103059963

Nothing better than a Weller, and something that you can control the temperature on is what you want.

 

[MrNatural]

Awesome! Thanks man that is actually one of the ones I was looking at.

 

[steezy]

Agreed, Weller stations are the way to go. I've got a weller WES51 analog solder station. It has a bunch of features that I'll probably never need.

 

[Grendels]

I bought one off of Amazon.com and I am very happy with it. This is what I actually bought:

http://www.amazon.com/X-TRONIC-MODEL-4010-XTS-ANTI-MAGNETIC-MAGNIFYING/dp/B0053491YO/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1354226727&sr=8-8&keywords=soldering+station

The weller station is cheaper. But this station I bought heats up in under 10 seconds. and came with many interchangeable tips. I really read through a lot of different customer reviews before I bought one.

http://www.amazon.com/Weller-WLC100-40-Watt-Soldering-Station/dp/B000AS28UC/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1354226727&sr=8-5&keywords=soldering+station