59/Custom Hybrid splitting the “wrong” side

[GuitarDoc]

I used to use one of those Weller guns. It worked fine, but it was too clumsy/bulky. If you're not doing any "fancy" wiring and there's not much going on in the control cavity (like maybe only a toggle and a vol pot), you shouldn't have any problems. But once you get lots of controls and switches and lots of wire, there's no room to fit that solder gun too.

[ThreeChordWonder]

I have a Weller "ray gun" iron as well. I only use it for pot casings though, too cumbersome for most other things.