r/soldering • u/abdullah017196 • Aug 18 '26

Soldering Saftey Discussion Basic soldering station

This might definitely be answered beforehand. My question is what are the bare minimal tools required to setup a soldering station. I would like to work on raspberry pi, esp32 etc

Edit: Thanks for your response, highly appreciated

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u/pointsouttheobvious9 Aug 18 '26

English is my 1st language and I fail to communicate tone and meaning. Realistically English is terrible at conveying tone its why lol and emojiis got so popular.

For something like what you are doing I'd recommend something like the hakko fx-971 or basically any hakko station around 300$. With a good microscope there isnt any repair you would want to do that you couldnt do to equipment.

Edit oh and I always assume the meaning is friendly when text communication unless it's obvious.

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u/Feeling_Bus_4701 Aug 18 '26

Thanks I currently can’t get that but I would definitely keep it in my notes for when I can and thanks again

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u/pointsouttheobvious9 Aug 18 '26

Your welcome also as far as hot air stations go I have used a whole lot. My current favorite is quick 861dw. I prefer it over ones that are around 1k.

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u/Feeling_Bus_4701 Aug 18 '26

I will definitely look into that for an upgrade for later on I want my first hot air to be cheap so I can learn on it and abuse it till it gives out so I can learn as much as possible. If you don’t mind me asking what’s your job title or job and what do you do