Choosing a Soldering Iron?

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There was another thread on this subject a while ago as I bought a Chinese  " Adjustable Temperature Soldering Iron Kit Electronics Welding Irons Tools 60W "  off eBay around Aug 2022 and another in Sept 2022 for about £6 and posted about the purchase.     I bought the second because the first was brilliant and wanted a second so I had one in the shed and one for the toolbox .   It's tiny about the size of a weller 15watt and the tip glows dull red in the dark, it so much better than irons costing almost 10 times as much it's silly,    I  need plenty of heat for soldering droppers to rails outside or in the shed in winter primarily.     The issue I have with big  irons is they are so clumsy  especially for building 00 chassis where you heat quickly and locally or you solder a brake hanger on and a cylinder drops off.   Been there.