A good soldering station and fume extractor is a must for anyone interested in hacking and modding, but not everyone can afford the expensive professional models on the market. This How-To and the ...

[Julez] wanted another soldering station, so he decided to build one himself using a Hakko 907 soldering iron (or a clone). Of course, he could have bought a station, but anyone who reads Hackaday ...

We independently review everything we recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more› By Signe Brewster and James Austin Hack a Game Boy, assemble a mechanical ...

Here at the Strategist, we like to think of ourselves as crazy (in the good way) about the stuff we buy, but as much as we’d like to, we can’t try everything. Which is why we have People’s Choice, in ...

Soldering is one of the most useful skills you can learn in the DIY world, especially for repairing your electronics. But a lot of soldering irons are inadequate or inconvenient, so iFixit released ...

The following application note is a guide for soldering wire connections to Turret Pin Terminals on the Mini-Circuits ZX series Amplifier, Power Detector, Voltage Variable Attenuator, Digital Step ...

A set of tools like this can literally last a lifetime. They fit into a convenient pouch like a Klein Tools 5139. You can conquer the world with this kit! Everybody has individual tools that they like ...

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