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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...