[Vanhackspace] Soldering Night - VHS May 12, 2009 7pm

[Joe Bowser]

I threw that article on the Wiki.  Can people expand it?

On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 3:04 PM, Dan Venkitachalam
<dan at expandingbrain.com>wrote:

> There's a list of shops on the wiki at
> http://vancouver.hackspace.ca/doku.php?id=suppliers
>
> I'm sure everyone has their favourite soldering iron, and you can't go
> wrong with a Weller or Hakko station.  I would recommend having a look
> at getting an Aoyue station if you're on a budget and need temp
> control.  They make stations that are very cheap and with decent
> quality, and some of their stations can accept Hakko tips.  I found
> the list of bestselling soldering equipment on Amazon to be a good
> starting point [1].
>
> [1] http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/hi/553006/ref=pd_zg_hrsr_hi_1_3
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Dan.
>
> On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 2:08 PM, Ken Pratt <ken at kenpratt.net> wrote:
> > Thanks for the soldering workshop!
> >
> > I should have written down the list of electronics places in
> > Vancouver. I remember someone mentioning Lee's on Main and RP
> > Electronics near Brentwood Mall (was that the correct one?).
> >
> > Would someone be so kind as to post a list of local stores on the
> > wiki? (and online stores, if there are good ones that ship to Canada)
> >
> > Also, any recommendations on a good entry-level soldering station? I
> > poked around online and it looks like Weller WLC100, Weller WES50/51,
> > and Hakko 936 are the best options. For doing simple stuff, do you
> > think a fixed-temp iron such as the Weller WP35 would be good enough?
> > Or would you recommend going for a real variable-temp station?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Ken
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