Soldering iron

[polymorph]

Yes, don't use an oven that you'll use for food. A kitchen oven tends to take a long time to warm up and change temperature.

I found a convection toaster oven at a thrift store for $10.

Ideally, you want the temperature to do something like this:



A full size oven is going to take longer, generally, to ramp up and back down.

[Paul__B]

Ideally, you want the temperature to do something like this:

Why does that look so familiar?

[charliesixpack]

The Hakko FX-951 sells for $225 on Amazon with excellent customer reviews.  You can get it at Banggood for $90.  Banggood has never disappointed me.

[aisc]

The Hakko FX-951 sells for $225 on Amazon with excellent customer reviews.  You can get it at Banggood for $90.  Banggood has never disappointed me.

In case anyone thinks the Banggood item is is a bargain, just be aware the advertised unit is not a genuine Hakko, but is styled after the Hakko FX-951 i.e. it is a copy.

[knut_ny]

I use a regular clothes iron, controlled by a pro mini (2 sec PWM) via SSR. 

[Byork]

In case anyone thinks the Banggood item is is a bargain, just be aware the advertised unit is not a genuine Hakko, but is styled after the Hakko FX-951 i.e. it is a copy.

I second this. The popular brands sold by these Chinese sellers at drastically reduced prices are not genuine. I came across some articles showing a comparison of the dismantled products, genuine and non-genuine Chinese copies.

[Paul__B]

I second this. The popular brands sold by these Chinese sellers at drastically reduced prices are not genuine. I came across some articles showing a comparison of the dismantled products, genuine and non-genuine Chinese copies.

Kinda like Arduinox, bench power supplies, oscilloscopes ...