Read a forum post once where a guy said his cheap iron was basically just melting plastic. Upgrading to a temperature controlled station let him actually work on the boards without destroying them. The right tool for the job really does change everything.

Yeah, that's a hard lesson to learn the expensive way. Honestly used to think a rotary was the only way to cut fast enough on bad paint. Seeing that first thin spot makes your stomach drop. Now the DA comes out for the heavy work every single time, no question. It just takes that one mistake to change your whole process.

Doesn't that just build way more trust, though?