Soldering Irons

[Sandy]

I am under the impression that MIKA  has a pretty good soldering iron.  However, I don't see many stores offering them. Does anyone know why?

I'm curious also about whether anyone knows if the Mica 100watt has a ceramic core or wire?

I have a good iron for myself, but I'm going to be teaching some of my women friends how to make suncatchers. So I'll need a few extra irons.  I don't want to spend a bunch on them (as in 2) but I don't want to get trash either because I'll be keeping them as extra's for myself.  I have access to extra rheostats, so that's not an issue.   Anyone have any advise or online sources they'd like to share?

SO MUCH APPRECIATED!   
S