Full Set 60W 110V Electric Soldering Iron Kit with Adjustable Temperature Welding Iron, 5pcs Tips, Desoldering Pump, 2pcs Tweezers, Tin Wire Tube, Stand and 6pcs Aid Tools in PU Carry Bag

I have been involved with electronic design and such for some 40 years, and in that time I have used some great soldering irons. The Weller WES51 with digital temperature readout comes to mind. This is not one of those, but it's not $150 either.I was looking for an inexpensive soldering to use in the field, since my Weller is way too big to fit in a bag. I expected to be working on a range of devices, from 100 amp power connectors to trying to fudge an 0805 SMT resistor back into place. This calls for temperature control, which is what drew me to this kit.It arrived and the contents looked pretty good. A small 60 watt iron, some solder, a solder sucker, and some various picks and other non-screwdriver tools. Why they always include these sets of picks with soldering irons is beyond me, as I have almost never had use for them while soldering. But the curved end tool is good for grabbing small springs, and as for the rest - well, the space in the bag is useful to hold a set of flat and JIS cross (not-Philips) drivers.The soldering iron works great. It heats quickly, and the tips take solder well. The temp knob is not calibrated and I suspect it's power control than actual temperature control, but it's certainly good enough for a $29 field iron. It even includes a little folding stand with a tiny sponge to clean the tip, and replacement tips. The assortment of tips provided are more than adequate for most uses, and they look like the standard "hole into which you insert heater" design so replacement tips should not be too hard to find. Finally, it all comes in a very useful zipper case that is large enough to store a small tool kit (pliers, cutters, screwdrivers etc) in addition to the soldering tools.The other tools in the kit are good quality for the price, especially the solder sucker which is made of aluminum rather than plastic. Keep the o-ring inside lubed with silicon grease and it may outlast you! The solder included is old-timey 60/40 lead/tin rosin core, so if you are going to be working on newer boards (ROHS) you may want to pick up some lead-free solder (ie, tin/copper). I'm guessing Amazon can accommodate you there :JOverall, I gave this 5 * not because it's the greatest soldering iron - it's not - but because the vendor really managed to pack a lot of value into that $29 zipper bag. If you're just getting into the hobby, this will do you well for few years. If like me you're looking for a field kit, it will also work fine.

Quite pleasantly surprised with this kit. My cheap Walmart soldering iron had broke and I needed a replacement quickly, so I ordered this one. The case isn't fantastic quality, a bit thin, but it holds all the pieces and has room for a couple extra tools like diagonal cutters and a wire stripper. As others have mentioned the iron is NOT a truly temperature controlled iron. Instead, it just controls how many watts are being used. I think my dial may have been off, it didn't get hot enough to use until the dial was set to 375 - whereas the 350 setting should have been plenty hot to meld solder if it were a true reading.Overall:- Great value for the money. Pair this with a cheap "third hand" and you'll be amazed at how easy things become. I resoldered all of my joints on my arduino project just because I loved how beautiful they were coming out with my new kit.- Room for a small diagonal cutter and/or wire strippers. Makes the case a nice complete kit.- Actually decent quality solder included. It is not lead-free, but it's good stuff.- Solder sucker is a life-saver.- The little stand isn't fancy, but it works and packs up small.- Tweezers are great for managing small parts or yanking header pins out of boards as you use the iron to release them.- Rubber grip on the iron is comfortable and insulates well against the heat.All told, I can forgive the temperature knob not being properly calibrated. Spend some time getting to know the iron and you'll be making great looking joints in no time!

After the 4-5th time using this on the 400 degree setting the iron tip fell between my lap(thankfully it didnt touch or burn me).After a closer look the threads where melted and very soft. I tried to screw the unit back on but the threads would no longer catch. Great iron with many addons and great tips but was very disappointed to almost get burned very badly by this unit. Is there a warranty?

Great set of tools for the price.The soldering iron heats up quickly and is of a good manageable size. All those tips - nice. Oddly useful is that little stand that folds up. My particular use has the iron, stand, and tips going into a baggy that is packed into a tool box that gets carried around. The other tools stay in the orange bag and go over by the soldering station. Those tools (picks, tweezers, solder sucker) are really nice to have available for those long soldering sessions.Regarding the soldering station and why I got this kit, the soldering station is a pain to use when something needs soldered out in the yard, under a sink, in the car, etc. This little soldering iron (soldering pencil?) is nice and small and contained. Just plug it in and it gets hot.First test was fixing a line going to my watering system. Dang dog dug it up and chewed it in two. Easy splice and it was super nice to not have to worry about having an entire soldering station with a base and cords and stuff sitting in the dirt and getting munged up.

I've used this soldering iron maybe 5 times. It would be hot, then dead, then hot, then dead after the 2nd time I used it, but I thought it was some kind if safety thing. Unfortunately it's not, this thing is just a piece of junk. Believe it or not, there's a crappy soldering joint (tried to repare in the picture with the $7 iron I bought at Walmart that actually works) and the dang thing still will not heat up. A complete waste of money since I spent $25 and basically got one repair on a $2 set of light up beads.