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Now that my ErgoDox has finally arrived, I want to put it together. I figured, since I don't have a soldiering station it's a smart thing to start there.

On the GeekHack forums I found that people recommend the Hakko FX-888, which however doesn't seem to be readily available in Europe. Is there a good soldier station with a reasonable pricepoint for a complete beginner you can recommend?

Seeing as you're from Germany you could go for something like this if you're a complete beginner:
http://www.conrad.de/ce/de/product/5886 ... sults&rb=1

I have one of these as well. Warms up quickly, easy temperature regulation and the tips can be exchanged for whatever job you need to do. Nothing fancy and not too expensive, it just works There are different models available. The guy in the video however has no clue what he's doing :p
My two cents ^^

a used weller station with temp control from ebay for around 80€

http://www.circuitspecialists.eu/csi-st ... on-station

basically a hakko clone thats passed all EU tests. It's what I used. They do amazon too so take a look.

Get multicore brand lead solder, 0.7mm will be fine.

I can recommend a really cheap one:

http://pearl.de/a-PE2343-5421.shtml?query=L%F6tstation

Although the guy in the video has even less clue of what he's doing.

EDIT: Sir, it's solder, not soldier, if you don't mind me pointing that out, Sir.

ahh goddammit you made me watch the guy..

Halvar wrote:I can recommend a really cheap one:

http://pearl.de/a-PE2343-5421.shtml?query=L%F6tstation

Although the guy in the video has even less clue of what he's doing.

EDIT: Sir, it's solder, not soldier, if you don't mind me pointing that out, Sir.

Don't buy from pearl!

Well, you can buy the same one in blue from Conrad if you want (same price but without extra tips):

http://www.conrad.de/ce/de/product/5884 ... google_pla

or Lüdeke:

http://www.luedeke-elektronic.de/produc ... 4AodHS8AKg

or Reichelt (even cheaper without extra tips):

http://www.reichelt.de/?ARTICLE=90921&P ... 4Aod41kAKg

Of course you can spend more and get better quality, that's no question. And if you're going to do this professionally, you probably should.

if you don't expect to be doing much soldering a soldering iron might be sufficient.