Dear James: We are remodeling our living room and adding a wet bar. I can install plastic drainpipe easily, but do you have any advice for soldering copper supply line piping? — Brianna G. Dear ...

One of the easiest soldering projects to do as a beginner is to solder a resistor to an LED. You can technically put the ...

Copper tubing, or copper pipe, can be found in thousands of homes. It's a common pipe that supplies drinking water to faucets and water to toilets, tubs and showers. If you need to repair tubing, you ...

We've mentioned a few beginner soldering guides on Lifehacker in the past, but if you're looking for something super simple and easy to follow, you can't go wrong with this 7-page comic book. Even ...

What automated soldering methods can be considered for Mini-Circuits surface-mount components? There are two basic methods: reflow and wave soldering. Generally, reflow soldering can be done when (l) ...

The photos included illustrate some of these components soldered to circuit boards. What automated soldering methods can be considered for Mini-Circuits surface-mount components? There are two basic ...

Having worked in the engineering department of an electronics contract manufacturing company in the late 80s, I remember well the assembly lines that required both thru-hole and surface mount boards.