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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.
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==
==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!
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!


[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aP_ebVWYzSk Video: Soldering - Beginner's Tutorial]
[https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/how-to-solder---through-hole-soldering Refresher guide on soldering from Sparkfun]


===Open Hack Nights===
===Open Hack Nights===
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Come to the Electronics Lab and tinker, share, and chat with other makers working on fun projects!
Come to the Electronics Lab and tinker, share, and chat with other makers working on fun projects!
===Safety===
#'''Always treat the soldering iron like it is hot.''' You can't tell just by looking at it how hot it is, so to be safe don't touch the hot end of the iron or set it on anything other than the holder.
#'''Use ventilation for fumes.''' The flux will smoke and burn off, and it will sting if it gets in your eyes.
#'''Be careful of the power cord.''' You don't want to melt the power cord to your iron. Position it so it won't be in your way when trying to solder.
===Tips===
#Use the SIDE of the soldering iron tip, NOT the POINT. The point has very little area with which to heat up the parts you are soldering, but the side of it is large in comparison and can heat up your wires and pins much better.
#Make sure you're applying enough heat. If solder is taking too long to melt (more than a second or two), you need to change something. Either your iron isn't hot enough, the iron isn't clean, you need to apply flux.
#Heat the parts you are soldering evenly. If one part is hotter than the other, the solder will be drawn to that one and not the colder one.
#Avoid heating up the circuit board or parts for more than 10 seconds. Give both time to cool down. Overheated parts may stop working right, and overheated boards may start peeling apart.


===Recommended Equipment===
===Recommended Equipment===
*Soldering Iron: At least a 40 Watt, or one with variable temprature
*Soldering Iron
**Or a Soldering Iron Station: Weller WLC100 Soldering Station or Yihua
**Stand-alone iron with variable temperature. Recommended: [https://www.adafruit.com/product/180 Adjustable 30W 110V soldering iron - XY-258 110V]
*Electrical Solder: any Lead-free Rosin Core solder
**OR
*Solder Paste: (for surface mount parts)
**Soldering Iron Station with variable temp. Recommended: [https://www.sparkfun.com/products/14228 Weller WLC100 Soldering Station] or [https://www.amazon.com/Aoyue-AO936-AOYUE-Soldering-Station/dp/B000VINMRO Aoyue 936]
*Brush-on Flux: Rosin Paste Flux (this helps the solder stick to your metal if it is a difficult or large piece)
*Lead-free Rosin Core electronics solder. Recommended: [https://www.sparkfun.com/products/10242 Solder - 1/4lb Spool]
*Solder Paste for surface mount parts (SMD, SMT)
*Rosin Paste Flux for electronics
*Wire-strippers/clippers
*An insulated work mat. Cork mats are available at craft stores. [https://www.sparkfun.com/products/14672 Silicone mats] are nice.
*Helping hands (a pair of pose-able metal clips mounted on a sturdy base). Recommended: [https://www.sparkfun.com/products/9317 Third Hand]
*A fan or other means of ventilation


===Helpful Accessories===
====Helpful Accessories====
*Helping Hands
*Heat shrink tubing
*Heat shrink tubing
*A cork mat to work on
*Pliers
*Wire cutters
*Lamp
*Magnifier
*Circuit board holder


===Where to buy stuff===
===Where to buy supplies===
*Online Electronics Hobby Stores:  
*Online Electronics Hobby Stores:  
**Sparkfun
**Sparkfun: http://www.sparkfun.com
**Adafruit
**Adafruit: http://www.adafruit.com
**Makershed
**Makershed: http://www.makershed.com
**Radioshack
**Radioshack: http://www.radioshack.com


*Good places to get parts:
*Good places to get parts:
**Mouser: http://www.mouser.com
**Octopart: http://www.octopart.com
**Electronics Goldmine: http://www.goldmine-elec-products.com
**Electronics Goldmine: http://www.goldmine-elec-products.com
**A Maine-based company: http://www.leading-leds.com
**A Maine-based company: http://www.leading-leds.com
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**Parts and kits: http://www.allelectronics.com/
**Parts and kits: http://www.allelectronics.com/
**Guitar parts and kits: http://www.stewmac.com
**Guitar parts and kits: http://www.stewmac.com


*Robotics and 3D Printing:
*Robotics and 3D Printing:
**Pololu http://www.pololu.com/
**Pololu http://www.pololu.com/
**Trossen Robotics http://www.trossenrobotics.com/
**Trossen Robotics http://www.trossenrobotics.com/
*Refresher guide on soldering from Sparkfun: https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/how-to-solder---through-hole-soldering


==Jewelry Soldering==
==Jewelry Soldering==
needs content!
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_gejiVEClE The Basics of Soldering - Jewelry 101]
 
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbuTtoqnijg Soldering for crafters]


==Sculptural Soldering==
==Sculptural Soldering==
needs content!
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuHrP_tkJFc How to silver solder - metal hardware sculptures]

Latest revision as of 13:15, 11 January 2019

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!

Video: Soldering - Beginner's Tutorial

Refresher guide on soldering from Sparkfun

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!

Safety

  1. Always treat the soldering iron like it is hot. You can't tell just by looking at it how hot it is, so to be safe don't touch the hot end of the iron or set it on anything other than the holder.
  2. Use ventilation for fumes. The flux will smoke and burn off, and it will sting if it gets in your eyes.
  3. Be careful of the power cord. You don't want to melt the power cord to your iron. Position it so it won't be in your way when trying to solder.

Tips

  1. Use the SIDE of the soldering iron tip, NOT the POINT. The point has very little area with which to heat up the parts you are soldering, but the side of it is large in comparison and can heat up your wires and pins much better.
  2. Make sure you're applying enough heat. If solder is taking too long to melt (more than a second or two), you need to change something. Either your iron isn't hot enough, the iron isn't clean, you need to apply flux.
  3. Heat the parts you are soldering evenly. If one part is hotter than the other, the solder will be drawn to that one and not the colder one.
  4. Avoid heating up the circuit board or parts for more than 10 seconds. Give both time to cool down. Overheated parts may stop working right, and overheated boards may start peeling apart.

Recommended Equipment

Helpful Accessories

  • Heat shrink tubing
  • Pliers
  • Lamp
  • Magnifier
  • Circuit board holder

Where to buy supplies

Jewelry Soldering

Sculptural Soldering

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