Soldering

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This is a page all about the wonderful art of soldering! It covers electronics soldering, jewelry soldering, sculptural soldering, and links to helpful places around the internet to view guides and read more.

Electronics Soldering

Working with circuits, wires, and electrical components. Have a website you love to get parts from, or recommend a certain tool? Add it to one of the categories below!

Open Hack Nights

Every Friday 6-8pm the makerspace hosts Open Hack Nights.

Come to the Electronics Lab and tinker, share, and chat with other makers working on fun projects!


Recommended Equipment

  • Soldering Iron: At least a 40 Watt, or one with variable temprature
    • Or a Soldering Iron Station: Weller WLC100 Soldering Station or Yihua
  • Electrical Solder: any Lead-free Rosin Core solder
  • Solder Paste: (for surface mount parts)
  • Brush-on Flux: Rosin Paste Flux (this helps the solder stick to your metal if it is a difficult or large piece)

Helpful Accessories

  • Helping Hands
  • Heat shrink tubing
  • A cork mat to work on
  • Wire cutters

Where to buy stuff

Jewelry Soldering

needs content!


Sculptural Soldering

needs content!