• A soldering iron has many uses.soldering woodburning kit image by Steve Johnson from Fotolia.com
  
  Butane soldering irons are an excellent tool for quick and portable soldering as well as a handy hobby tool. Most of these soldering irons come with accessories, including needle tips, chisel tips, round spade tips, hot air nozzles, knife tips, torch tips and reflector tips. Each of these tips serves a purpose for a different job, which makes this an ideal multipurpose tool.
  
  

Small Electronic Soldering

• Soldering Iron tips are useful for a variety of projects.soldering woodburning kit image by Steve Johnson from Fotolia.com
  
  The needle, chisel and round tips are designed for use on electronic circuit boards. The most common and versatile tip you will use for this job is the needle tip; however, the chisel tip and round spade tip each has its own specialized purpose within this field. The chisel tip, for example, is best suited for large components with thick leads which would require extended contact with the circuit board if soldered using the needle tip. Each of these tips comes in various sizes to suit your specific needs.
  
  

Large Component Soldering

• Plumbing repairs require soldering of small copper pipe.plumbing image by Inger Anne Hulb?|kdal from Fotolia.com
  
  When soldering larger components, such as small gauge wire, it is often necessary to use a torch to heat the components. Additionally, this tip is sometimes used for minor plumbing repair which requires the soldering of small copper pipe.
  
  

Heat Shrinking

• Heat shrinking requires hot air nozzles and reflector tips.tapete image by Rolf Klebsattel from Fotolia.com
  
  Heat shrinking is the process of shrinking a rubber or plastic tube around freshly soldered connections. The hot air nozzles and the reflector tips are individually suited to this job. As with the rest of the tips, these too come in various sizes to suit your needs.
  
  

Case Modding

• Case modders cut through plastic.tower computer image by Albo from Fotolia.com
  
  Butane soldering irons also have a tip which helps case modders cut through plastic like a hot knife through butter; it's the knife tip. These tips heat up to create smooth slices through plastic cases and housing and remove jagged edges.