It’s been a while since we’ve had a fresh How-To on the Hack-A-Day, and frankly we’ve missed them. To get things rolling, [Eliot] and I wanted to build a good knowledge base to help you hack your own ...

One of the easiest soldering projects to do as a beginner is to solder a resistor to an LED. You can technically put the ...

Soldering is rapidly becoming the skill of a bygone era. Much like the ability to drive a car with a manual transmission, read a map, or write a check, Gen Z is learning less and less about how to ...

Join us every third Thursday to learn the basics of soldering and using a soldering iron. Walk away with a circuit kit you assembled yourself that will do a fun little trick, like flash LEDs, or ...

Soldering uses alloys that melt below 840°F to join metals. Molten solder fills the space between surfaces to be joined, adheres to the surfaces, and solidifies. Typical soldering steps include: ...

Disclaimer: This is not a technical introduction to soldering. Instead, I’m sharing my insights and personal experience with printed-circuit-board (PCB) soldering that have transformed my perception ...

We independently review everything we recommend. We may make money from the links on our site. Learn more› By Signe Brewster and James Austin Hack a Game Boy, assemble a mechanical keyboard, build a ...

Join us every third Thursday to learn the basics of soldering and using a soldering iron. Walk away with a circuit kit you assembled yourself that will do a fun little trick, like flash LEDs, or ...