I've tried 5-7 cheaper irons like this one and they've all failed for various reasons but this one still works and I use it daily, pretty rough. Two things that can be quickly fixed: 1) Luckily I have a 3D pen to weld a string to the plastic that popped out of the bottom of the soldering iron during the day. Glue or tape will also work. 2) And the temperature controller is bigger than others, and the ant rotates it! So this means that with all caution, the knob is often accidentally touched and therefore accidentally turned a lot. Other than that, this is by far the best cheap soldering iron ever π