Ed, I would dearly like to have a Hakko 808 but I just can't justify the cost. I do quite a bit of building and soldering but I very rarely need to desolder something so I went with a GC-12-2157 heated desoldering iron. It does a great job and sells for only $36.42 at Action Electronics http://www.action-electronics.com/desolder.htm#Heated. Take a look. If your needs are limited such as mine, you will be very happy with it.
-- John [K7SVV]
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