Flux, From Scratch
Soldering flux is (or at least, should be) one of the ubiquitous features of any electronics bench. It serves the purpose of excluding oxygen from a solder joint as it …read more Continue reading Flux, From Scratch
Category Archives: soldering
CNC Soldering Bot Handles Your Headers
Soldering pin headers by hand is a tedious task, especially when your project has a huge number of them. [iforce2d] has a large number of boards with a lot of …read more Continue reading CNC Soldering Bot Handles Your Headers
Hackaday Prize 2023: One-Handed Soldering with the Solder Sustainer
For a lot of us, soldering has become so ingrained that it’s muscle memory. We know exactly when the iron is hot enough, how long to leave the tip in …read more Continue reading Hackaday Prize 2023: One-Handed Soldering with the Solder Sustainer
Open-Source Firmware For Soldering Irons
For most of us, the first soldering iron we pick up to start working on electronics has essentially no features at all. Being little more than resistive heaters plugged straight …read more Continue reading Open-Source Firmware For Soldering Irons
Mechanical Pencil Solder Feeder Hack
Want a better way to feed solder, but want to do it on the quick and cheap? Well [ptkrf] has a solution for you in an old instructables post we …read more Continue reading Mechanical Pencil Solder Feeder Hack
A Simple One-Handed Solder Feeder
Soldering can get frustrating when you’re working fast. It often feels like you don’t have enough hands, particularly on jobs where you need to keep feeding solder in a hurry. …read more Continue reading A Simple One-Handed Solder Feeder
A Simple One-Handed Solder Feeder
Soldering can get frustrating when you’re working fast. It often feels like you don’t have enough hands, particularly on jobs where you need to keep feeding solder in a hurry. …read more Continue reading A Simple One-Handed Solder Feeder
Soldering Station Designed Around Batteries
Companies now are looking to secure revenue streams by sneakily locking customers into as many recurring services as possible. Subscription software, OS ecosystems, music streaming, and even food delivery companies …read more Continue reading Soldering Station Designed Around Batteries
Retrotechtacular: Solder Like its 1944!
When we first saw this 1944 US Office of Education film about hand soldering, we figured it might still have some good information. Well, perhaps it does, but the 1944 …read more Continue reading Retrotechtacular: Solder Like its 1944!
Power Tool Battery Fume Extractor
A solder fume extractor is something we could probably all use. While there isn’t much to them, [Steven Bennett] put a lot of thought into making one that was better …read more Continue reading Power Tool Battery Fume Extractor