The tip has a magnet on its rear end which ... there may even be better or more expensive soldering irons. If you buy a Weller though, I would have said, you can consider yourself to have solved ...

Like a number of hackers before him, [MarcelMG] was impressed with Weller’s RT soldering iron tips ... it’s sitting in the holder, reducing tip wear and energy consumption.

We’ve used the Weller WLC100 for about three years, mostly for soldering stained glass, and it’s always performed well. The WLC100 comes with an ST3 tip, which is great for large soldering ...