If you're looking for the right soldering iron for your stained glass project, you might be wondering whether you should buy this 100-watt iron with the best vision, or one of the cheap ones at 1/3 the price. I struggled with this decision and chose this product. Wow! Anything else would be a mistake. This thing actually consists of two parts: a stand/controller and an 80 watt iron. Connect the stand to the wall and the iron to the stand. Being able to place a hot iron next to the table is not only nice, variable control is also important. The first time I used it I turned it up to 11. My first joint melted right away, not on solder but on lead. Oops. Then I dialed it down to about halfway so I could melt the solder easily without melting the parts I was trying to connect. Just stop worrying about what to buy and order it already.