Reddit reviews uxcell Brass Soldering Iron Tip Cleaning Wire Nozzle Cleaner Sponge with Base Holder
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The sponge will help clean your soldering iron tip.Base Holder Size : 6.8 x 7cm/ 2.6" x 2.7" (D*H);Ball Diameter : 5.5cm/ 2.2"Made of low abrasive brass shavings and requires no water.Brass sponges clean better than conventional sponges and will not harm your iron tip.Due to product batch is different, color may be different, we will random shipment.
Use brass wool and tip cleaner - don’t forget to dampen the sponge with water. Just enough not to burn the sponge.
That iron isnt going to win any awards, but it will probably be enough to get the job done, I personally use a TS100 these days because I can power it off my LiPo Flight battery's in the field as well as off a laptop power brick. I still have my Weller station but it's seen decades of abuse by my dad before he gave it me, so i only use it when I'm at home with lots of big solder joints to do.
Get a decent tip cleaner those sponges are worthless and will cool the iron.[1]
Make sure your solder has good quality Flux core OR or you can buy some better solder / buy flux seperatly
I personally use this but you can get stuff cheaper
I can't stress this enough, If you have never soldered before, practice tinning wires/ soldering through hole connectors until your solder joints look neat and shiny and you feel happy, buying a couple of led's headers and protoboard will save you the pain of ruining your shiny new PCB kit.
Adafruit has some nice images to help compare good/bad solder.
[1] - added comment about sponges
The dome thing next to it is a brass sponge tip cleaner.