I had a soldering iron. She was stolen. Instead of replacing it as I'm not getting any younger and find it hard to use I decided to replace it with an iron. I love that I can disassemble it and store it in a nice little bag. It is very convenient and does not take up much space. The only complaint was that I had to guess how to assemble the stand as there were no instructions and the picture wasn't very clear. "I would recommend this product if you are looking for an iron that can handle your small repair jobs. I fixed the outlet for my granddaughter's neon clock. She was happy with that.