How To Make Your Own Soldering Iron Tips

If the locking nut is stuck you can use a small set of pliers to loosen the locking nut.

How to make your own soldering iron tips. The conical series tips are so named because of their pointed cone-like shape. I just slide a blade in to pry it open a little and slide a new one in. While most jewelry makers and welders probably purchase their soldering irons its actually possible to make your own soldering iron out of graphite pencil car battery and jumper cables.

It can be purchased at any hardware store or market. We know it sounds like youre going to end up lit up like those much-parodied dads trying to set up Christmas lights on the rooftop during. Make sure your soldering iron is unplugged and let it cool down all the way.

There is No negativ or positiv Rail. To combine two dots Just use enough solder. That is not to say that it produces the same heat as a 60W soldering iron however.

Dont be afraid to move your panel so that you get the best angle for running the bead. He used a wire and a plug to make the electricity conduct and a roll of lead is attached to the device to make soldering easier and more efficient. Rest your soldering hand on the bench to stop it wobbling as you go.

This video shows how to make a simple soldering iron using easily available materials. A 12V 20A DC adapter is used as power source here. The second method will use the normal pencil to create a very effective soldering iron.

The calibration screen would be displayed with OFF message indicating the iron tip is ready to be calibrated. With your conventional soldering iron you can calculate the wattage by multiplying the voltage times the amperage. I only taped it about halfway up the metal to make it easier to change the leads out later.