My loving wife hooked me up with something thats going to go a long way in my scratch building fun...
Soldering iron and heat shrink gun combo. Ive been using a old 40watt iron for my soldering that has seen its better days and a propane torch for my shrink wrap. I got to play with the unit a little tonight and what a joy to be able to solder 6 joints without stopping waiting for the iron to heat up again. The heat gun is air forced and made quick work of the shrink wrap without toasting the exposed insulation on the wires. The icing on the cake was when the mailman arrived and I got my delivery from Altitude hobby, more things I just had to have. 3 new motors, extra wire, ESC, shrink wrap, extra motor shafts, etc...
http://www.amazon.com/REWORK-SOLDER...1368501080&sr=8-19&keywords=soldering+station
Soldering iron and heat shrink gun combo. Ive been using a old 40watt iron for my soldering that has seen its better days and a propane torch for my shrink wrap. I got to play with the unit a little tonight and what a joy to be able to solder 6 joints without stopping waiting for the iron to heat up again. The heat gun is air forced and made quick work of the shrink wrap without toasting the exposed insulation on the wires. The icing on the cake was when the mailman arrived and I got my delivery from Altitude hobby, more things I just had to have. 3 new motors, extra wire, ESC, shrink wrap, extra motor shafts, etc...
http://www.amazon.com/REWORK-SOLDER...1368501080&sr=8-19&keywords=soldering+station