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iFixit wants to fix the soldering iron
(www.engadget.com)
This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.
I always thought the "fix" to a traditional soldiering iron was a hot air pencil.
Do those exist?
Yep, for decades. They used to be much larger consuming the space of a large table. Now they are small units like this:
Just search for "surface mount rework" or the nickname "hot air pencil".