« previous next »
Pages: 1 [2]   Go Down

Author Topic: Can you solder stuff?  (Read 6945 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline chattahippie

  • LV6 Super Member (Next: 500)
  • ******
  • Posts: 358
  • Rating: +27/-0
  • Super Member! :D
    • View Profile
Re: Can you solder stuff?
« Reply #15 on: July 25, 2011, 05:12:04 pm »
Quote from: thepenguin77 on July 25, 2011, 05:09:26 pm
After filing my tip back to a point several times though, it was starting to get pretty small. So I went to home depot, got 5 feet of steel rod for $4, and now I have 8 brand new soldering tips. A much better option than buying 2 tips for $8.

Good idea.  I'll have to remember that if I start soldering.
Logged

Offline thepenguin77

  • z80 Assembly Master
  • LV10 31337 u53r (Next: 2000)
  • **********
  • Posts: 1594
  • Rating: +823/-5
  • The game in my avatar is bit.ly/p0zPWu
    • View Profile
Re: Can you solder stuff?
« Reply #16 on: July 25, 2011, 06:09:25 pm »
Yeah, if you have the tools, that's the way to do it. Just cut off little chunks with a hacksaw, thread one end with a threading tool, then take it to a grinding wheel to make a nice point. If you don't have the tools, you can probably use the hacksaw to make threads and use a file to make the point, but it will just take a lot longer.

The only downside to this technique is that steel is not as heat conductive as copper, so your tip will take about twice as long to heat up, but considering this is only a change from 1 minute to 2 minutes, I think it's worth it.
Logged
zStart v1.3.013 9-20-2013 
All of my utilities
TI-Connect Help
You can build a statue out of either 1'x1' blocks or 12'x12' blocks. The 1'x1' blocks will take a lot longer, but the final product is worth it.
       -Runer112

Offline LincolnB

  • Check It Out Now
  • LV9 Veteran (Next: 1337)
  • *********
  • Posts: 1115
  • Rating: +125/-4
  • By Hackers For Hackers
    • View Profile
Re: Can you solder stuff?
« Reply #17 on: July 25, 2011, 06:17:46 pm »
Eh, I can solder. Ish. It's not that hard.

Soldering well, though, that's something else.
Logged
Completed Projects:
   >> Spacky Emprise   >> Spacky 2 - Beta   >> Fantastic Sam
   >> An Exercise In Futility   >> GeoCore

My Current Projects:
Projects in Development:
In Medias Res - Contest Entry

Talk to me if you need help with Axe coding.

Spoiler For Bragging Rights:
Not much yet, hopefully this section will grow soon with time (and more contests)


Offline TIfanx1999

  • ಠ_ಠ ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
  • CoT Emeritus
  • LV13 Extreme Addict (Next: 9001)
  • *
  • Posts: 6173
  • Rating: +191/-9
    • View Profile
Re: Can you solder stuff?
« Reply #18 on: July 25, 2011, 07:12:17 pm »
My answer would have to be I don't know. I've never tried. :p
Logged

Offline Scipi

  • Omni Kitten Meow~ =^ω^=
  • LV10 31337 u53r (Next: 2000)
  • **********
  • Posts: 1547
  • Rating: +192/-3
  • Meow :3
    • View Profile
    • ScipiSoftware
Re: Can you solder stuff?
« Reply #19 on: July 25, 2011, 07:15:17 pm »
I've soldered before so I can do it. I believe that, nowadays, if I tried I could easily do it well because I can weld. :P
Logged

Imma Cat! =^_^= :3 (It's an emoticon now!)
Spoiler For Things I find interesting:
Spoiler For AI Programming:
Spoiler For Shameless advertising:

Spoiler For OldSig:





Spoiler For IMPORTANT NEWS!:
Late last night, Quebec was invaded by a group calling themselves, "Omnimaga". Not much is known about these mysterious people except that they all carried calculators of some kind and they all seemed to converge on one house in particular. Experts estimate that the combined power of their fabled calculators is greater than all the worlds super computers put together. The group seems to be holding out in the home of a certain DJ_O, who the Omnimagians claim to be their founder. Such power has put the world at a standstill with everyone waiting to see what the Omnimagians will do...

Wait... This just in, the Omnimagians have sent the UN a list of demands that must be met or else the world will be "submitted to the wrath of Netham45's Lobster Army". Such demands include >9001 crates of peanuts, sacrificial blue lobsters, and a wide assortment of cherry flavored items. With such computing power stored in the hands of such people, we can only hope these demands are met.

In the wake of these events, we can only ask, Why? Why do these people make these demands, what caused them to gather, and what are their future plans...

Offline Michael_Lee

  • LV9 Veteran (Next: 1337)
  • *********
  • Posts: 1019
  • Rating: +124/-9
    • View Profile
Re: Can you solder stuff?
« Reply #20 on: July 25, 2011, 08:34:32 pm »
I once took a metals class in school.  I can solder in a pinch (although feel a little nervous about doing it, given my relative lack of experience).
Logged
My website: Currently boring.

Projects:
Axe Interpreter
   > Core: Done
   > Memory: Need write code to add constants.
   > Graphics: Rewritten.  Needs to integrate sprites with constants.
   > IO: GetKey done.  Need to add mostly homescreen IO stuff.
Croquette:
   > Stomping bugs
   > Internet version: On hold until I can make my website less boring/broken.

Offline JustCause

  • CoT Emeritus
  • LV8 Addict (Next: 1000)
  • *
  • Posts: 810
  • Rating: +115/-5
    • View Profile
Re: Can you solder stuff?
« Reply #21 on: July 25, 2011, 09:59:58 pm »
Can I solder? You betcha! Can I solder without burning myself? Not a chance!
Logged
See you, space cowboy...

Offline annoyingcalc

  • LV10 31337 u53r (Next: 2000)
  • **********
  • Posts: 1953
  • Rating: +140/-72
  • Found in Eclipse.exe
    • View Profile
Re: Can you solder stuff?
« Reply #22 on: July 25, 2011, 10:12:19 pm »
No I can not solder oh man
Logged
This used to contain a signature.

Offline fb39ca4

  • LV10 31337 u53r (Next: 2000)
  • **********
  • Posts: 1749
  • Rating: +60/-3
    • View Profile
Re: Can you solder stuff?
« Reply #23 on: July 26, 2011, 12:22:24 am »
I learned when I took the electronics merit badge at boy scout camp last week. I had to solder together this kit. Apparently the microcontroller is programmable but they don't include the connector to go on the circuit board for plugging in to a serial port. It's a shame, I wanted to make some really trippy light patterns :(
« Last Edit: July 26, 2011, 12:24:26 am by t0xic_kitt3n »
Logged

Offline willrandship

  • Omnimagus of the Multi-Base.
  • LV11 Super Veteran (Next: 3000)
  • ***********
  • Posts: 2953
  • Rating: +98/-13
  • Insert sugar to begin programming subroutine.
    • View Profile
Re: Can you solder stuff?
« Reply #24 on: July 26, 2011, 12:26:01 am »
I do more hardware-style projects than programming, actually.
Logged

Offline Spyro543

  • LV9 Veteran (Next: 1337)
  • *********
  • Posts: 1189
  • Rating: +74/-3
    • View Profile
Re: Can you solder stuff?
« Reply #25 on: July 26, 2011, 10:20:32 am »
Quote from: JustCause on July 25, 2011, 09:59:58 pm
Can I solder? You betcha! Can I solder without burning myself? Not a chance!

Me too.
Logged

Offline MPoupe

  • LV4 Regular (Next: 200)
  • ****
  • Posts: 168
  • Rating: +30/-1
  • The coder of yesterday
    • View Profile
    • My web site about Casio calculator
Re: Can you solder stuff?
« Reply #26 on: July 26, 2011, 10:26:45 am »
The question is too common. It is (I think) very easy to solder wires and components with wire connection, but what about SMD ? :-)
Logged

Offline willrandship

  • Omnimagus of the Multi-Base.
  • LV11 Super Veteran (Next: 3000)
  • ***********
  • Posts: 2953
  • Rating: +98/-13
  • Insert sugar to begin programming subroutine.
    • View Profile
Re: Can you solder stuff?
« Reply #27 on: July 26, 2011, 11:35:01 am »
No kidding. thru-hole is easier, but the best is free-hanging with a good pair of helping hands, letting the wires support themselves.
Logged

Offline Jim Bauwens

  • Lua! Nspire! Linux!
  • Editor
  • LV10 31337 u53r (Next: 2000)
  • **********
  • Posts: 1881
  • Rating: +206/-7
  • Linux!
    • View Profile
    • nothing...
Re: Can you solder stuff?
« Reply #28 on: July 26, 2011, 03:25:47 pm »
I can solder, and I have done a few smd stuff :)
My latest project was a serial voltage to TTL voltage converter.
« Last Edit: July 26, 2011, 03:26:18 pm by jimbauwens »
Logged
Pages: 1 [2]   Go Up
« previous next »