These picks seem like a steal. They are larger than the similar titanium picks I have. They are longer and the titanium bar is larger in diameter than my other one which may be ok as the old one is about half the size of these picks and was prone to overheating and I burned the tip several times. I will say that these picks are better for large soldering jobs and the previous one is better for finer work. So a person needs two sizes anyway. After all, one person can't have too many tools, right?