In this informative video, learn how to make a USB soldering iron at home. Whether you're a DIY enthusiast or just looking to ...

Why would you need a USB-powered soldering iron? To be honest, you could ask the same question about a lot of USB devices these days. https://gizmodo.com/visiting ...

Our favorite Italian expatriate living the geek's life in Japan, Francesco Fondi of the Hobbymedia blog (all in Italian), sends along a gadget that might make any geeky circuit-bender excited. Yes, it ...

The gadget gods at Thanko have come out with a USB soldering iron. It heats up to nearly 930 Fahrenheit if used with a 9V battery, and 390-570 F when used with USB. Crave freelancer Tim Hornyak is the ...

A cordless soldering is already a pretty nifty device, but lugging around AA batteries is no fun. Adafruit shows you how to hack USB charging into the incredibly popular Hakko cordless soldering iron.

I don’t know how and I don’t know why they do it. But Thanko, the Tokyo-based maker of gadgets no one needs, is now selling a USB-powered soldering iron [JP]. Alternatively, you can use the thing with ...

Modding today's hardware often means moving or removing tiny surface mount components, and using a standard soldering iron feels about as effective as using a hammer to kill a fly. If buying an ...

Soldering iron technology hasn't seen much innovation—most popular options look and work like soldering irons from decades ago. The electronic repair experts at iFixit want to change that with the new ...

Hobbyists, makers and developers looking for a convenient rechargeable soldering iron, may be interested in a new device created by Isaac Porras called the Solderdoodle. The Solderdoodle is equipped ...

When it comes to soldering irons, most of us are likely to be in agreement that there is a level of quality below which we will not descend. To do a decent job requires a decent tool, and when it ...

It started when [Mitxela] was faced with about a hundred incorrectly-placed 0603 parts. Given that he already owned two TS101 soldering irons, a 3D printer, and knows how to use FreeCAD (he had just ...