On Mon, 25 Jun 2018 15:42:14 +0100, Peter Percival wrote:

>I think I want one with a straight conical tip and the soldering iron
>that I already own has a tip which looks like a cylinder cut off at an
>angle (does that make sense? If not, see
>https://www.gearbest.com/soldering-supplies/pp_248246.html).  Any
>recommendations?

That's a chisel tip. Just get a new tip (if they are available) such
as:
https://www.gearbest.com/soldering-supplies/pp_862011.html?wid=1433363

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