Plug in your solder iron and get ready to pay close attention to these next three steps, which you will repeat every time you start soldering. Cleaning: Your soldering iron tip needs to be ...

You set the soldering pen’s target temperature to something lower. You position the end of a tinned wire just so, with the solder held between the ring and pinky fingers of the same hand.

It comes with an ST3 iron-plated soldering tip that makes precise soldering possible. What you should consider: Unlike many units, this model doesn’t include any extra interchangeable tips.

Soldering irons have a ton of different tips, and each of them is better suited for different tasks. However, which tips are best suited for what isn't always obvious, so Instructables user ...

A soldering iron is an invaluable tool in various manufacturing settings, but that iron only as good as its tips. If they're not maintained correctly, they can easily become useless in no time. If you ...

Over the past few years a new class of soldering iron has arisen: a temperature controlled iron no longer tied to a bulky mains-powered base station, but using low-voltage DC power and with all ele… ...

The iron ships with a Bevel 1.5 tip, which is fine for most basic soldering tasks. There are plans for six other tip options that range in size and shape (cone, bevel, knife).