Learn how to build a homemade soldering iron using a 12V charger in this simple DIY tutorial. Discover easy methods like using a resistor or battery to create your own soldering iron without needing ...

They either provide a full-blown station to which the soldering iron is wired, powered straight by mains, or an iron powered by DC power. The Miniware TS1C takes up an interesting position here in ...

When the Miniware TS100 first emerged from China nearly three years ago, it redefined what we could expect from a soldering iron at an affordable price. The lightweight DC-powered temperature ...

Discover the powerful plastic welding trick that no one talks about! Using a plastic welding tool or even a simple soldering ...

They’re hot, expensive, and can be dangerous. “The initial brief was, What can we build into the hardware to make it much, ...

A soldering iron is a tool with an internal heating element used to heat surfaces being soldered to the point where the solder becomes molten. A soldering station is a complete unit consisting of an ...

But many people are worried about using soldering irons to fix their personal tech—for good reason. They’re hot, expensive, ...

Some of us would rather not crawl around on the floor even when we have a foam cushion or some bubble wrap on which to sit or ...

The image below shows the manual soldering of a stripped wire. The iron (right) heats the solder wire (top) to join the wire to a surface or another wire; in this case the stripped wire is being ...

Even when cars are full of complex electrics, a soldering iron is a handy tool. It can be used for basic electrical repairs, adding accessories and, with practice, ‘stitching’ broken plastic ...

“The initial brief was, What can we build into the hardware to make it much, much easier than any soldering iron that’s come before?” says Wiens. The result is iFixit’s soldering iron ...