« previous next »
Pages:  [1]     Go Down

Author Topic: Soldering advice/questions.  (Read 1566 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline radio_killah

  • Thread Starter
  • Posts: 1427
  • Location: Bay Area
  • Chinchillin'
Soldering advice/questions.
« on: Tue, 28 October 2014, 12:13:23 »
I want to learn how to solder and I hear it's easy to learn so I'm asking here for some advice before I start.

I want to buy a nice soldering kit for the long run. Any one have a suggestion for one?

What kind of solder should you use for keyboards?

What other tools should you have handy when soldering keyboards?

Lastly any tips or tricks?

Thanks GH! Cheers.

Radio_killah
Logged

Offline radio_killah

  • Thread Starter
  • Posts: 1427
  • Location: Bay Area
  • Chinchillin'
Re: Soldering advice/questions.
« Reply #1 on: Tue, 28 October 2014, 12:14:21 »
Sorry tapatalk double post.
Logged

Offline nuclearsandwich

  • Posts: 752
  • Location: Santa Clara Valley, CA
Re: Soldering advice/questions.
« Reply #2 on: Tue, 28 October 2014, 12:16:38 »
mkawa mentioned that there's gonna be a learn to solder kit curated by GeekHackers on Massdrop. It's almost certainly gonna be awesome. There's a ton of good info in The Living Soldering Thread.
Logged

Offline fohat.digs

  • * Elevated Elder
  • Posts: 6533
  • Location: 35°55'N, 83°53'W
  • weird funny old guy
Re: Soldering advice/questions.
« Reply #3 on: Tue, 28 October 2014, 12:18:18 »
This is helpful:

Logged
"However, even though I was born in the Mesozoic, I do know what anyone who wants to reach out to young people should say: Billionaires took your money. They took your chance to buy a home. They took your chance at a good education. They stole your opportunities. Billionaires took the things you want in life. If you really want those things, you have to take them back.
That's the message. That's the whole message. Say that every day, not just to reach America's frustrated young white men, but people of every age, race, and gender.
Late-stage capitalism is a wealth-concentration engine, focused on vacuuming up every dollar and putting it in as few hands as possible. Republicans are helping that vacuum suck.
How does a tiny fraction of the population get away with this? They do it by dividing the other 99% of Americans against themselves."
- Marc Sumner 2025-05-30

Offline Computer-Lab in Basement

  • The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.
  • * Elevated Elder
  • Posts: 3026
  • Location: NCC-1701, USS Enterprise
  • Live long and prosper
Re: Soldering advice/questions.
« Reply #4 on: Tue, 28 October 2014, 12:23:29 »
Quote from: fohat.digs on Tue, 28 October 2014, 12:18:18
This is helpful:



And I thought I knew how to solder...
Logged
Quote from: Frenir on Mon, 23 March 2015, 15:16:48
Quote from: Computer-Lab in Basement on Mon, 23 March 2015, 15:14:18
tp thread is tp thread
Sometimes it's like he accidentally makes a thread instead of a google search.

IBM Model M SSK | IBM Model F XT | IBM Model F 122 | IBM Model M 122 | Ducky YOTD 2012 w/ blue switches | Poker II w/ Blue switches | Royal Kludge RK61 w/ Blue switches

Offline radio_killah

  • Thread Starter
  • Posts: 1427
  • Location: Bay Area
  • Chinchillin'
Re: Soldering advice/questions.
« Reply #5 on: Tue, 28 October 2014, 12:29:56 »
Quote from: nuclearsandwich on Tue, 28 October 2014, 12:16:38
mkawa mentioned that there's gonna be a learn to solder kit curated by GeekHackers on Massdrop. It's almost certainly gonna be awesome. There's a ton of good info in The Living Soldering Thread.

That sounds awesome. I should probably hit up lekashman for more info then.
Logged

Offline SpAmRaY

  • NOT a Moderator
  • * Certified Spammer
  • Posts: 14667
  • Location: ¯\(°_o)/¯
  • because reasons.......
Re: Soldering advice/questions.
« Reply #6 on: Tue, 28 October 2014, 12:40:43 »
Quote from: fohat.digs on Tue, 28 October 2014, 12:18:18
This is helpful:



In all seriousness that's what I learned to solder from. I also watched some youtube videos.
Logged

Offline CPTBadAss

  • Woke up like this
  • Posts: 14383
    • Tactile Zine
Re: Soldering advice/questions.
« Reply #7 on: Tue, 28 October 2014, 12:42:56 »

WhiteFireDragon's YouTube keyboard tutorials were what I watched to learn about modifying keyboards. His videos covered everything from soldering to switch modding. Really helpful.
Logged

Offline Computer-Lab in Basement

  • The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.
  • * Elevated Elder
  • Posts: 3026
  • Location: NCC-1701, USS Enterprise
  • Live long and prosper
Re: Soldering advice/questions.
« Reply #8 on: Tue, 28 October 2014, 12:43:46 »
Quote from: SpAmRaY on Tue, 28 October 2014, 12:40:43
Quote from: fohat.digs on Tue, 28 October 2014, 12:18:18
This is helpful:



In all seriousness that's what I learned to solder from. I also watched some youtube videos.

Safety Tip #1: If you touch the tip, you will let go very quickly!
Logged
Quote from: Frenir on Mon, 23 March 2015, 15:16:48
Quote from: Computer-Lab in Basement on Mon, 23 March 2015, 15:14:18
tp thread is tp thread
Sometimes it's like he accidentally makes a thread instead of a google search.

IBM Model M SSK | IBM Model F XT | IBM Model F 122 | IBM Model M 122 | Ducky YOTD 2012 w/ blue switches | Poker II w/ Blue switches | Royal Kludge RK61 w/ Blue switches

Offline radio_killah

  • Thread Starter
  • Posts: 1427
  • Location: Bay Area
  • Chinchillin'
Re: Soldering advice/questions.
« Reply #9 on: Tue, 28 October 2014, 12:44:30 »
This is all super helpful! Thanks guys.

Any recommendations on a $100-$150 kit that should cover everything I need to get started?
Logged

Offline CPTBadAss

  • Woke up like this
  • Posts: 14383
    • Tactile Zine
Re: Soldering advice/questions.
« Reply #10 on: Tue, 28 October 2014, 12:47:26 »
Quote from: radio_killah on Tue, 28 October 2014, 12:44:30
Any recommendations on a $100-$150 kit that should cover everything I need to get started?

Wait for mkawa's Learn to Solder kit coming out on Massdrop if you want an all in one kit.
Logged

Offline Parak

  • Posts: 532
Re: Soldering advice/questions.
« Reply #11 on: Tue, 28 October 2014, 13:32:57 »
Pace (basically what the usa government complex uses) soldering tutorials are still almost entirely relevant, and are quite educational:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL926EC0F1F93C1837
Logged
Pages:  [1]     Go Up
« previous next »