This is a great soldering station - very easy to put the iron in. I used the spiral version and thought it would be a pain in the ass! The spiral continued. There are no problems with this station. I didn't add a solder holder and I love the ability to customize it to my needs. My only negative comment is that there are absolutely no instructions for this and I found it a bit cryptic to understand. After all, common sense said this should be there and this should be here, but with a few pointers it would be easier. Also, it's difficult to work with tiny screws - I see no reason to use such tiny screws. Otherwise I would recommend it.