SOLDERING IRON How-To Videos & Articles

Follow these soldering iron-tagged tutorials to learn all about soldering iron with WonderHowTo's collection of free how-to videos and articles, like Convert a lead solder tip to a lead-free tip, Install and solder a 0805 chip compontent, and Make a hard drive speaker system.

You'll also find several great electronics tutorials in the Electronics category.

How to convert a lead solder tip to a lead-free tip

Convert a lead solder tip to a lead-free tip

In this soldering tip video brought to you by BEST, Inc. Norman Mier explains how to converting a lead solder tip to a tip that will be ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 0
Views 1,497

How to install and solder a 0805 chip compontent

Install and solder a 0805 chip compontent

In this soldering tip video brought to you by BEST, Inc. Norman Mier demonstrates the installation and soldering of an 0805 chip component ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 2
Views 1,323

How to make a hard drive speaker system

Make a hard drive speaker system

Looking to make use—if not necessarily good use—of your old hard drives? This how-to presents instructions for creating a hard drive speaker ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by bird crick | Comments 8
Views 17,383

How to make a soldering iron out of a graphite pencil

Make a soldering iron out of a graphite pencil

This video will show you how to make a soldering iron with a graphite ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by undrH2O | Comments 8
Views 11,733

How to make a stun dart for a blowgun

Make a stun dart for a blowgun

Want to make a blowdart that won't kill an animal? This video tutorial will show you how to make a stun dart for your blowgun, so you can ...more

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Curated 10 months ago by rmansur | Comments 2
Views 10,555

How to make an LED pumpkin

Make an LED pumpkin

Instead of carving a normal pumpkin, why not create an original LED pumpkin? Not only will you most likely be the first one on your block to ...more

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Curated 2 years ago by elquesogrande23 | Comments 1
Views 1,247

How to make inexpensive solar panels from broken ones

Make inexpensive solar panels from broken ones

As far as the world of consumer electronics goes, it doesn't get much ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by The Wonder Team | Comments 5
Views 12,139

How to make musically controlled and synced Christmas lights

Make musically controlled and synced Christmas lights

Want to be more like Carson Williams this Christmas? Well, that means ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by Amie | Comments 0
Views 9,627

How to make USB Christmas lights

Make USB Christmas lights

This video covers the steps for creating USB Christmas lights. Take battery powered Christmas lights and convert them to USB powered to ...more

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Curated 11 months ago by rmansur | Comments 2
Views 4,325

How to prepare the BGA site to start soldering

Prepare the BGA site to start soldering

In this soldering tip video brought to you by BEST, Inc. Norman Mier demonstrates site preparation for BGA placement.

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 1
Views 805

How to remove solder bridges on gull wing components

Remove solder bridges on gull wing components

In this soldering tip video brought to you by BEST, Inc. Norman Mier ...more

A- 2:20
Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 1
Views 1,660

How to solder

Solder

This video is for beginning solderers taught by Make Magazine's Bre Pettis. Soldering is a necessary skill for anyone wanting to get into ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by elquesogrande23 | Comments 0
Views 2,046

How to solder

Solder

Rural Geek shows us a thorough step by step for soldering wires and other electronics.

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Curated 1 year ago by bird crick | Comments 2
Views 1,548

How to solder electronics the right way

Solder electronics the right way

New to soldering? This how-to video answers the questions for these common beginner soldering questions: what is flux? what tip should be ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by Vote Obama! | Comments 37
Views 12,928

How to solder surface mount chips

Solder surface mount chips

Instructions for soldering and desoldering surface mount components, including upclose shots of fine-pitch components.

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Curated 1 year ago by cwiltz | Comments 2
Views 4,561

How to use basic soldering techniques for electronics

Use basic soldering techniques for electronics

This "Tangent Tutorial" will cover some basic soldering techniques for ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by tenebrism | Comments 2
Views 9,988

How to use surface mount soldering techniques for electronics

Use surface mount soldering techniques for electronics

Wait on this instructional video, may take a bit to load. This ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by tenebrism | Comments 0
Views 6,549

How to use the Christmas tree solder method for lead bending

Use the Christmas tree solder method for lead bending

In this soldering tip video brought to you by BEST, Inc. Norman Mier ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 1
Views 708

How to use the EZReball to reball faster

Use the EZReball to reball faster

This is an EZReball soldering demonstration video. Simple and fast new reball method! The new BEST EZReball process is an answer to your ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 2
Views 1,628

How to use the multi-lead style to solder an SOIC20 gull wing

Use the multi-lead style to solder an SOIC20 gull wing

In this soldering tip video brought to you by BEST, Inc. Norman Mier ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 0
Views 1,307

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Knit the Periodic Table

Science geeks everywhere: the ultimate knitting pattern. Creator apinnick made this amazing sweater displaying the Periodic Table of Elements for her husband, a microbiologist working in the ...

Ignite Prey and Light Cigarettes With a Laser Burner

Looking for an (explosively) fun Thanksgiving project this week? Something that involves fire and lasers? Check it out. YouTube creator StyroPyro lights ten matches in 9 seconds with a modded laser ...

Repair the World One (LEGO) Brick at a Time

Jan Vorman has installed quick LEGO-fixes all over the world - from Italy to Germany to Israel to Holland. Jan's "Dispatchwork" work creates a contemporary twist: colorful LEGO-street-art ...

DIY Ocular Assault Weapon

The latest in Graffiti-tech: How to write with your eyes. Via Instructables, "Behold the latest ocular assault weapon from the Graffiti Research Lab, openFrameworks, The Fat Lab and The Ebeling ...

Retro Electronics Papercraft For the Brazil '66 Crowd

Dan McPharlin has created some super-sweet retro electronics papercraft models. Click through to Dan's Flickr page to view the entire collection. Beautiful handmade cardboard models. Previously ...

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