Hakko FX601-02 Adjustable Temperature Controlled Soldering Iron, 67 Watts

Love it! Purchased it for using with my stained glass projects. Unpacked it and used it already and its awesome! Should have done this 2 irons ago!

This is the second one of these weve purchased for our stained glass group here at Oak Hammock CCRC. We got the first one, and everyone wanted to use that one instead of the larger tipped Weller 80 units. Its much lighter feel and very fast warm up are great. Solders beautifully and the ability to adjust the temperature with a simple knob on the handle makes it work well even for heavy wire or zinc framing. But it has a few irritating drawbacks: 1. The power cabel for it is very stiff and heavy and seems to always catch on the corner of the table or your board, or knocks over containers of flux if youre not careful. Moving to a lighter cord would be a very big improvement. This cord is such a contrast with the very light weight of the iron itself. 2. The temperature control knob on the handle if too flat and hard to grip. This coupled with it being hard to turn makes it an irritation when you want to move the temp up or down. 3. Im not sure the calibration of the temperature settings are consistent. With the first unit we bought a setting of 360 degrees C. was fine for soldering foil, but on the second one that same setting barely would melt the solder. Despite this issues, its still our groups iron of choice.

Execellent soldering iron for stained glass.

Great product

Works consistently well. Fast warm-up, easy to hold. Different size tips available. Great all around.

Very limited instructions

As a new stained glass hobbyist, I incorrectly assumed that any soldering iron would be mostly the same. I ordered a cheaper but highly rated Weller iron that says its capable of handling stained glass. After a few projects where the solder was the problem point I borrowed one of these from a teacher. The difference was amazing so I ordered my own. No hot/cold spots on the tips, the adjustable temp is perfect for switching between came and foil. If youre looking for an iron for stained glass, this one is well worth the higher price!

Perfect for my stained glass projects.

It was what we where hoping for.

I just started using it and it works very well! I like the adjustable temperature on it too.