How can you build your own soldering station and still claim it is a JBC? [Marco] noticed that the real performance of the iron came from the tip — what JBC calls a cartridge. In addition ...

For most of us, the first soldering iron we pick up to start working on ... plugged straight into the wall with perhaps a changeable tip, there’s not really even a need for a power switch.

Identify the circuit you need to connect. Clear a workspace, then clean the tip of your soldering iron with a damp sponge.

Everyone’s idea of a soldering iron, the Draper is as basic as they get, coming with just a single pointed tip and a metal stand. At 60W, it’s literally hot stuff, reaching 110 deg C after ...

“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 ...