Novice soldering hobbyists do not know what to choose for their projects – soldering irons or soldering guns. The following guide will give a few hints about the uses of…
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How to Tin a Soldering Iron: Guidelines and Tips
Most soldering irons have a copper tip. As a simple and useful tool, it is applied not only by a specialist but also by handymen who occasionally need to work…
How to Clean Soldering Iron: Maintenance Guide from the Tip to Handle
Being an owner of SolderingIronGuide and a soldering semi-expert for many years, I know for sure that irons are so hard to maintain. Especially, cleaning soldering iron’s tip can be…
How to Use Flux When Soldering Electronics: A Detailed Manual for Beginners
Let’s admit it – sometimes solder is just not solid enough to bond two parts, especially when you work with wires and electronics. A solder-based solution will surely affect in…
How To Solder LED Strips
For this tutorial, you’ll need a soldering iron and solder with flux, a heat gun, helping hands tool, professional multi and single conductor wire strippers, multi-conductor wire. Based on the…
How To Solder Copper Pipe
You’ll need the following: lead-free solder, lead-free flux, appropriate size fitting brushes, grit cloth or sandpaper, a reaming tool, copper tubing cutters, a measuring tape, map propane or butane gas,…
