@Bruce Brown posted:When I bought the Weller WE1010 Digital Soldering Station from Amazon, it did offer the same brass sponge as GRJ recommended but branded as Weller. Cost an additional $13. (Although the Hakko is a fine iron, I never liked its user interface.)
One of the reasons I really like the Hakko is the user can calibrate it for accuracy. Using the companion Hakko FG-100 tip calibrator, you can be sure that when you set a temperature that the tip is really at that temperature.