On Sun, 26 Mar 2006 11:18:44 +0100, David Peters
Gave us:

On 26 Mar 2006, wrote:

I use a Metcal at home, because I like the short working
distance. The length of the Weller makes soldering feel more
like jousting. They've got an iron priced competitively with
everyone else now (the PS-800 I think).


Lovely picture but no price!

http://www.solderconnection.com/metcal_ps800.php

Seems it only came out last spring.

Metcal units are the tops, but are VERY expensive. Hundreds of
dollars.

Edsyn is the best for the consumer level, as well as most commercial
settings where folks actually have less than mil contract paid
budgets.