I bought a soldering gun the other day. 100w. WEN is the brand from the hardware store. It seems to work pretty good once i figured out how to use it. I still will look for an iron the gun is kinda bulky and awkward.
I had a WEN yrs. ago and didn't care for it at all. It was bulkier than my Weller and nearly every time I got it out to use it the darn tip was corroded at the connections and wouldn't heat up until I loosened the screws and tightened them again. And I hated the tip being held in by screws. Wellers use a nut. Much easier to tighten properly. As 67Dart said corroded connections is a trait that all soldering guns/irons suffer from, some just worse than others. He also mentioned loosening and tightening the connections every time you use them and it's not a bad idea but I find with my Weller's I rarely have to do that. Iron's definitely have an advantage of not being bulky but their generally not instant heating so you have to wait on them a little while. The one Gold duster showed the link to looks like a real good deal. I may have to get one of those to add to the collection.
