Gas soldering iron

Carlosfandango · Jul 11, 2013

Doe any of you guys use gas soldering irons? Are they any good?
I would only need it for light use. Is there any that might be better than others?

GLENNSPARK · Jul 15, 2013

Marvo said:
Yeah, kinda a cross between a blowtourch and soldering iron. The one I have uses MAPP gas and you could solder boilers together with it.

and with a bit of oxy you could weld with it n all...
it gets bloody hot does MAPP...

GLENNSPARK · Jul 15, 2013

now, you can get gas irons that are used for stained glasswork...:

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Gage · Jul 15, 2013

I'd only use them for rough stuff, like Marvo said the temperature can be unpredictable. Prefer a battery one for rough stuff anyway, got one for using solder as a heat trip, there's not sockets on this machine. At the end of the the day, nothing beats your standard soldering iron in my opinion.

Tidy Max · Jul 15, 2013

Ive got a portasol and an iroda, both good but you cant go wrong with a portadol. Good temperature control, large gas capacity and lots of interchangeable tips.

I use mine daily for socapex plugs, xlr panels, jacks etc. No matter what a mains iron is always better however my portasol is a close second. The only major downside is the 'exhaust'. Had a couple of nasty burns off that bad boy!