What type of solder do you use and why?

Check out the "How hot is hot enough" thread from a few days ago. Lots of good info there. Don't buy a cheap iron.
There is good info here and here.I would follow Quest's advise and use a user friendly solder because the quality of the contact is more important than the solder used. Fancy(silver)is sometimes harder to work with because of the melting point. Everybody has there own favorite though.

Cheers,
Clueless

I prefer to use wbt silver solder..
It has a relatively low melting point and
with this type of solder, it is definately important to
use a stainless steel brush on the contact to get maximum adhesion... it is about 4 percent fine silver content
melting temp is 178/180 degrees c. it is a thin flux core solder.. can be bought at parts express...
it is silver solder wbt 0820
Good luck,
Joe

Wonder Solder works very well, flows quite easily and does not leave a lot of flux residue behind. I've have "shared" solder with several people just starting out in "DIY Land" and they have all commented how much nicer and easier the Wonder Solder was to work with in comparison to Cardas, Kester, etc... You can find Wonder Solder along with Cardas and WBT at Michael Percy Audio. You do have to download his current catalogue via Adobe, but it is not that much of a hassle. If you order from Michael, please be patient. He is almost always running very noticeably behind schedule and it might take a while. He is very thorough though and you will get exactly what you ordered so long as he has it in stock. I mention this as i have ordered from other suppliers and after waiting for the order to show up, i've received incorrect items and had to put the project on hold even longer. Sean
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Agree with the above, but I'd like to emphasize Clueless's point about making the connection mechanically good, before soldering the joint.