Can I solder without a soldering station?

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Yes — a handheld soldering iron with no separate base does the same fundamental job, and is what most people start with. A fixed-temperature iron (like an Antex) or a digital USB-C iron (like a Pinecil V2) covers general electronics, repairs and hobby work without a station's control base. A station becomes worth adding once you're soldering often enough that precise, held temperature starts to matter for consistency across a session.