Most, if not all, engineers know how to handle a soldering iron. But there are a few folks in the industry who want to know more about those wisps of smoke they sometimes see rising from our ...

Typical soldering tips have a copper core, plated with iron. The copper allows heat transfer, and the iron plating provides durability. Soldering is a joining process involving a filler metal that is ...

Have you ever tipped all the stray bits of solder out of your tip cleaner by mistake? [MisterHW] is here with a bit of paraffin wax to save the day. Hand soldering can be a messy business, especially ...

Learn the basics and soldering tips for beginners to help with projects around the farm. Get prepared to learn how to use a soldering iron for the first time and get started in the craft of welding.

Took a pair of pliers and tried to unscrew a heavily oxidized tip. FWIW, it's the Radio Shack 64-2055 iron. The tip snapped :facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm: What's left of the tip is completely inside ...

If you're in the market for a soldering iron, Milwaukee's M12 variant could be a good option. However, there are some things ...

A soldering iron should have a feel and a grip that makes it easy to hold in your hand, as if it were a large pen. For electronics, you want a slim, needle-like tip to aid in getting the heat (and ...

Our commenteers have all said good things about the open-source TS100 soldering iron pencil: things like “it solders well”. But we’ve all got soldering irons that solder well. What possible extra ...