Reddit reviews Sywon 60W ESD Soldering Iron Station Kit with ON-OFF Switch Temperature Adjustable, Large Soldering Stand Holder, 5 Extra Tips and 104 Inch Power Cord

For basic soldering, a $6 Walmart iron works just as well as a $25 one from Amazon. You'll only notice a difference when you start moving up drastically in budget. You'll get finer controls and a more sophisticated workstation.

Whichever iron you end up with, soldering accessories make your life so much easier.

• fine soldering tips (make sure these are compatible with your iron first)
  
• tip cleaner
  
• stand (this one has a tip cleaner too)
  
• soldering wick - You'll need this if you're biverting.
  
• work mat - So you don't accidentally torch your table
  
  Again, most of this is optional, but really reduces effort / mistakes along the way. You should be able to get most of this stuff bundled together on Amazon.
  
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  Off-topic, but if you're going to bivert, using solder wick and the pick (from this dental kit) makes the installation quite a bit simpler.

This is a good point regarding the pointy tip. I have several different tips that my soldering iron came with. Not using the pointiest but still is coming to a point. Here's what I have, works pretty well. https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N4571Q6/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

It's a little out of my price range. I doubt this will be my last soldering project, but it certainly won't be something I do every week. What do you think about Sywon 60W ESD Soldering Iron Station Kit with ON-OFF Switch Temperature Adjustable, Soldering Stand Holder, 5 Extra Tips and 104 Inch Power Cord https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N4571Q6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_yi5MybQ1S7WEZ

Yes, that's how you're supposed to do it. You can try heating it up and using a soldering tip cleaner, but if that won't scrub it off you'll need a new tip.

I second /u/MuffleTheFox's suggestion though, if you're going to get into electronics you should invest a couple bucks in a soldering station. I picked up this one (which
isn't quite a soldering station) and even that's worlds better than a non-adjustable stick iron.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01N4571Q6?psc=1

I was looking into this one, how do you think it compares?

i need a new soldering iron bad. I build guitar pedals the current one i have the tip is burning out, have tons of pictures, ive watched reviews on youtube before and alot of them seems like the people have no idea about te product. I will provide a detailed youtube review covering every aspect of soldering iron....I need a grounded one

https://www.amazon.com/Sywon-Soldering-Switch-Temperature-Adjustable/dp/B01N4571Q6/ref=sr_1_15?ie=UTF8&qid=1502776874&sr=8-15&keywords=soldering+station

like this

This is a good option from amazon, and compatible with HAKKO 900 series tips if you want to upgrade them later. You can save a few bucks by getting from banggood, same iron, but the stand they include is not as good. The hobbyking $20 station is great too, but unless you're getting other stuff from hobbyking, the shipping costs makes it more expensive than the Amazon one.

I appreciate the effort. This seems promising and may be the better idea, the other route I was going to take was the Bardwell kit with some other stuff.

https://store.rotorriot.com/bardwells-budget-build-kit/

https://www.racedayquads.com/products/rdq-series-1300mah-4s-100c-fpv-lipo-battery

https://www.amazon.com/usmile-receiver-Support-FS-iT4S-Evolution/dp/B07FMFG6Q3/ref=sr_1_1?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1542217789&sr=1-1&keywords=fli14

https://www.amazon.com/Flysky-FS-i6X-Transmitter-FS-iA6B-Receiver/dp/B0744DPPL8

https://www.getfpv.com/new-arrivals/ev-peak-e3-falcore-edition-35w-3a-lipo-battery-balance-charger.html

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N4571Q6/ref=as_li_ss_tl?psc=1&linkCode=sl1&tag=fpvknowitall-web-20&linkId=6769f39dd3014cb5619db31a54b18438

https://www.racedayquads.com/products/rdq-quad-solder-38-62-0-8mm-100g

https://www.amazon.com/DOWELL-Stripper-Multi-Function-Tool%EF%BC%8CProfessional-Craftsmanship/dp/B06X9875Z7/ref=sr_1_4?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1542221619&sr=1-4&keywords=wire+stripper+and+cutter

https://www.amazon.com/NEEWER-Titanium-Nitride-Driver-Wrench/dp/B00CP2GGBI/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&qid=1488911480&sr=8-3&keywords=hex+driver&linkCode=sl1&tag=dre-youtube-20&linkId=d53d845db871ab90fe110b2918f60a7e

$381 no shipping/tax and the build kit comes with accessory kit including motor screws for CL1 5mm thick arms, double-sided tape, FC stack mounting screws, XT60 power lead, zip ties, and heat shrink.

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Your idea seems like it may be "too little" for the project but I am honestly ok with that because I rather get something done then bite off something too big to chew and end up having to figure something out last second and it being a piece of crap.

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So does that flight controller stick right into those frames and then you screw them in or something? You say I only need to solder the the power wires to the camera, where do the motors go? I probably sound like an idiot but I'm not really an electrician or carpenter, I don't build things, other then computers :P. I need to head off now so I can't do so much research right now and I spent all day researching today.. won't have much time tomorrow, we are going to tour a college. Can you recommend a good video that would go along with this build? Tomorrow, I am going to ask the teacher if the TV in the room I am presenting in has analog input, if not we go from there. We have access to a 3D printer but a lot of people are going to be using it most likely and I think its slow but I can definitely get the camera mount printed. Once again, appreciate the effort.