Which soldering station to choose?

Question

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I want to buy:
1) Soldering station up to 11000 2 ) IR soldering station up to
11000 Not bad). Actually questions: 1) Do you really need a gun, or can you do without it? (I know about the fact that everything can be soldered by EPSN-25, but I'm not talking about that) 2) Should I take cheap ones, or should I fork out and buy ERSA/Quick? (there is just one base with a soldering iron costs from 15,000) 3) Should I take everything in one block, or should I take a soldering iron and a hair dryer separately?
I looked at a lot of materials about the pop lukey 702. Still, I would like to buy something that does not have to be modified, soldered. To make it work well right out of the box.
Of course, you can buy Ersa for 25000. But the question is, is it worth it? I am not a service center, and I do not plan to earn it in the near future. Only personal use, let's say, "amateur radio".

Answer 1

Pixel by pixel is for pixel icons (pixel art style).
What if the style is different? :) Yes, and in any case, you will have to deal with translucent areas
. If you know in what sizes the icon will be used:
Set the pixel preview in illustrator, turn on the pixel grid and draw the smallest size 24x24 for example. At the same time, taking into account that the areas of the icon with straight segments, circles and the edges of the icon are equal to the pixel grid. So the borders and the icon as a whole are clear. Export to PNG (or whatever you need). Next, make 48x48 and 24x24, for example, and those places that are blurry, again correct them with your hands under the pixel grid. Etc.
But remember that you cannot make an ideal icon for absolutely all sizes. Anyway, something will float a little somewhere - it's not scary. The main thing is not to much. Therefore, try to avoid too thin lines, bends and other small details. Make sure the important parts

Answer 2

No need to convert to PNG.
Make an import of your vector icon in Photoshop, convert it to a smart object, resize, save for web, png-24

Answer 3

1) About color here - Why does Photoshop display colors incorrectly?
2) "Smooth lines" remains only in vector format. In your case it is eps, ai or pdf.
They need to save the icon in Illustrator. Then you paste it into Photoshop as a smart object, then you can change the size and the smoothness of the lines will remain, but not ideal.
It is better to draw icons according to the size in which they will be used.

Answer 4

For personal use, it makes no sense to buy something very expensive ... take a look at the GOOT PX-501AS - a handy soldering iron, small station size, high power and compatibility with Hakko 900 series tips.