Soldering is an essential skill to learn if you like to mess with hardware. The best way to learn soldering is by doing it. Practice, practice, practice.

What is Soldering?

You're joining two metals by melting a filler metal. That's the solder itself.

Materials List

Alternatively, you can get a kit like the Elenco AmeriKit Learn to Solder Kit. It's roughly $15 and comes with everything you need to start practicing.

Safety

Practice!

In line splice

Good luck with your soldering!

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