This works great for my arts and crafts projects. It is small enough for my hands to handle it well.

I REALLY REALLY WANTED to like this Tool, However...I struggle to understand some the design and engineering choices they made, especially at this price point. Hear me out.. (Picture of the tips shows a C245 and the C235 that came with this iron)I am a massive fan of Yihua in every way.. (BTW WEP is just a brand that puts there name on Yihua products, nothing wrong with that, and even they trust Yihua to make good products) I own and use there 993D-IV hot Air station for my work, which is far better than ANY $5,500 JBC station I've used. I've used and have everything from there solder sucker to there C210/C245 soldering stations.. Which leads me to this very important question.. Yihua has been in the soldering game for decades!! and they already have 210/245 tips, so why didn't they just use a tip that most of us already have? If they would have used a common tip style we would have a much higher choice of tip options.. Yihua over the last 5 years have been giving me very strong "Apple-ish" vibes, and I cannot help but notice how bad of a decision that is to make. When I put my 993D-IV up against a professional JBC $5,500 station and that 993 made the JBC just look silly, and realized I could use the Hot Air ends i already had from previous 850/864 ends and not have to fork over a JBC tax on there proprietary tips, I immediately changed over to Yihua, but lately it's like they are making there tools proprietary for absolutely no reason at all, and this Tool is a prime example of that.. I just don't understand why they are doing this, and products like this iron make me question using Yihua branded tools anymore..So, The Good and the BAD..PLEASE NOTE: This review is for both the WEP and Yihua 928D-IV Soldering Irons as they are both made by Yihua, Long story short if you are doing to buy either of these go with the Yihua as it has x2 Tips for the same price.. however you may want to continue reading this review and take some things into consideration.-EXAMPLE: The Kaisi K211 is a better deal.. $60 get's you x3 "C210" Tips (that are NOT proprietary!! C235's tips that can ONLY be bought by Yihua or Wep for around $10-15 each) and a 65w power Adapter for $20 more than these kits!? This decision baffles me a little..-If you were going to make a stand alone iron to compete with the TS80/TS100 and Pinecel..etc Why did you make it USB-C ONLY!? Which drastically cuts down the ways you can power this Iron.. 5.5mm Jack should have been the first thing you guy's should have done, and the KS100/KS80 etc, use that jack (as well as a USB-C) for a reason.. because it can handle much higher current, amperage and voltage and opens you up to many ways of powering a "Portable" iron. With USB-C for the most part, your only option is to use a power bank with PD which is another $25-30 for a cheap one, and it removes using a Lipo as easy as a 5.5mm jack would.. only way I can think of getting the full power out of this Tool in a mobile manner is by using a drill battery with a USB adapter on it. Not saying that lipo is impossible, but certainly not as easy as a normal jack. Now you have to have, or invest in very specialized supporting tools to power this iron, and the tips are ONLY made for this Tool, when they very easily could have used the 210/245 standard!?-I estimate to fully kit one of these out with the minimal tip choice (Which are very small btw, and greatly reduces what you can solder overall) and the adpaters or power banks you would need within a reasonable capacity, and be able to use this "Mobile" tool at full power, which you will need with such a small tip head.. You could be looking at a $150-200 investment-210 and 245 Tips will fit in the socket, HOWEVER they WILL NOT WORK.. They changed the socket by like 0.25mm so that 210/245 won't work and the iron will show an error. Yihua please explain why you did this?-If you have any power source less than 11-12v you are not going to be able to solder mcu of anything. Tried a very basic Buck convertor board with a pad about 1.5x1.5mm and it couldn't heat it at all, so yes, you will need something that's USB-C that can put out 12v to solder anything within reason.-USB-C ONLY.. Cuts down the power options you have for mobile soldering.-The stand is ok, but could be better, but honestly I don't see myself using it.-Couldn't find a way to power down the Iron without disconnecting the power source..and the instructions could use a little work and fine tuning.GOOD:-It feels REALLY well made, I will give them that and the cushion on the handle is superb, a little thick but superb.-The threaded cap that allows you cover the tip and throw it in your tool bag is really good and the tip cleaner they put on the end is actually pretty useful.-Overall quality and the materials used on this iron feels solid, even though it's $40 it doesn't feel as cheap as the Pinecel V1 I've had before it. They actually made the entire body of this Iron out of metal.. impressive.-The proprietary C235 Tip is really well made as well, the attention to it's QC is very good, and overall the tip did perform well and it did great with the Kester 44 solder I'm testing with it.-The screen and firmware: The screen is beautiful, and it's lighting is crisp. The overall Menu and Options are very easy to understand and intuitive to use, no complaints at all with the screen and software used.My main issues with these Irons is the power socket "USB-C", If you already have a PD/QC power bank that will do at minimal 12v or higher then great , but if not you need to consider the cost, cause I can't think of many ways to power these irons without being by an A/C outlet. And the proprietary "C235" Tips that are $15 each, I cannot understand why they did this other than to squeeze out more money from the user, not to mention it drastically cuts down your tip options, and the tips they do offer are very minimal.I'm not saying this is a bad tool, but that it could have been a great tool if they would have thought this out a little better. I can go on Pinecel right now and buy the Pincecel V2 for $26 and a 4 piece set of Tips ($25) for $50 total.. Instead of being competition to Miniware and Pinecel they made decision that I cannot see how they could compete. Look this Iron is really well made I just don't understand some of the engineering decisions, as well as what this iron does that other Irons already do better.. it's just kind of a bummer and I cannot really suggest it... other than very specific use cases. I hope to see a "V2" of these irons somewhere down the road.

This is a nice hobby soldering iron or for small components. It fits well in my hand and heats up very fast. It does not have a battery but is powered by plugging into a USB. I was disappointed that no wall wort transformer block was included, and the first one I tried didn't work well, the wall transformer got very warm, and it took a long time for the iron to heat.The package came with some steel wool and additional accessories. The instructions say not to use it out of doors but the included USB was so short you're going to be limited to using on a work bench or getting a longer cord. Again, if you do opt for a longer cord, be sure you use a quality one.I'm buying another for my father in law, this is perfect and sized and priced well for the hobbiest.

So maybe i jumped on this thing too quick and didnt realize it, but this may be a portable soldering iron but it is not a battery powered one. An added note to this, is that it really matters what you plug into this thing. If you have some crappy wall wart you got in a phone box back in 2015, thats not going to cut it. I recommend at minimum a 45 watt wall wart from anker to power this thing. If you try to use something underpowered, you will find that this will struggle to reach your desired temperature and it will take forever, but if you use a good charger then you will be blown away at how fast this heats up, like, it was wild watching it. I have a desktop soldering iron with a display and it takes longer than this, albeit not very long but still this thing impressed me.Once it reaches temperature its just like any other soldering iron, although its tip is a bit weird, havent seen tips like this, you might need to get a special type of tip for this.I really like the foam grip, and while its not anything impressive its a nice touch for sure.It also comes with a sponge which is nice.Rating 4 stars just because it really needs a good charger to power it. Should just come in the box. Id say for the price its good but a decent wall wart will set you back another 20 dollars, so unless you already have a good one, compare this with other soldering irons in the 50 dollar range.

I really struggled with how many stars to give this and decided to grade on the curve. For the price, this is a great soldering iron--but the price is a "light hobby" price and that's exactly what this delivers. I will use this iron for very light electrical connections on my boat and for welding plastic on 3D printing projects, nothing more. I already had some generic plastic welding tips and am pleased to report they fit on this soldering iron.It is easy to grip, I like that the grip is far away from the buttons, and the temperatures seem reasonably accurate. It comes with a screw-on top that has some steel wool stuffed into the top for cleaning off the tip.My only complaint, and why I deducted a star, is the power cord. I just feel like a heating device like this, however lightweight, is worthy of a full power cord instead of a USB cord. In addition, it only comes with the USB cord, not the block that plugs into the wall. While I'm sure we all have plenty of those lying around, whether they are sufficient to support the wattage of this device is anyone's guess. The provided cord is short, requiring me to work on my test project on my kitchen counter because it's the only place in the house where I have counter-height wall outlets; the cord wasn't long enough to reach from a standard wall outlet to a desk or table. And while maybe the purpose of having a USB cord was so the iron can plug into a power bank, it warns in the materials that you shouldn't use this outside-so what would be the point of plugging it into a power bank (other than as a workaround on the short cord issue)?