Modding today's hardware often means moving or removing tiny surface mount components, and using a standard soldering iron feels about as effective as using a hammer to kill a fly. If buying an ...

[GuShH] wrote a guide for making your own rosin-based solder flux. According to [Stephen] — who sent in the tip and tried this method himself — is works well, it’s cheap, but you will need ...

Learn how to create a simple soldering iron using just a pencil and a 12V charger. This DIY method shows how to make a functional soldering tool at home with basic materials. Whether it's for ...

I do a lot of electrical wiring for audio stuff so im trying to learn how to correctly solder simple stuff. I heard somewhere that the lead in the solder can give you cancer, etc. Is this a real ...