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   Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Tuesday, 01-Jul-2025 01:44:09 JST Paul Cantrell

   Anyone have a soldering iron recommendation (type/make/model)?

   My needs are •small•: occasional minor repair, mostly wire-to-wire soldering, maybe some super-basic PCB stuff in the distant future if I get ambitious. Simple + foolproof is better than robust + precise.

   Whole lot of options out there, and hard to tell which ones are overkill for my needs.

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     Irving Reid (irvingreid@hachyderm.io)'s status on Tuesday, 01-Jul-2025 01:52:06 JST Irving Reid

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     • Kit Bashir

     @inthehands @Unixbigot posted recommendations a year or two ago

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     Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Tuesday, 01-Jul-2025 01:54:36 JST Paul Cantrell

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     • Jesse Morris

     @aubilenon
     The Pinecil looks great at a glance

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     Jesse Morris (aubilenon@peoplemaking.games)'s status on Tuesday, 01-Jul-2025 01:54:37 JST Jesse Morris

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     @inthehands My daily driver is the Hakko FX-888, but that probably is overkill (in terms of cost and physical size). I haven't ever used one myself but I have heard a lot of good things about the Pinecil, which is small and affordable, and I'm pretty sure that's the "correct” recommendation for you.

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     Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Tuesday, 01-Jul-2025 02:03:03 JST Paul Cantrell

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     Four different recommendations for the Pinecil, and looks like a winner at a glance!