We’ve got a new kit perfect for people looking to learn how to solder SMD parts. The SMD Soldering Practice Kit comes with a range of common parts from big to small, so you can ease your way down to the tinnier components. It also includes 3 pages of full color instructions and illustrations of ideal techniques and finished joints.
New Video: How to Remove SMD Resistors & Capacitors Using a Regular Soldering Iron
Josh creates waterproof LED staircase with 16X PWM LED Fader
Josh Nijenhuis shared a video of the really cool lighted stairs he made using our 16x PWM LED fader board. https://store.curiousinventor.com/16x-pwm-led-fader.html He made custom machined and anodized 6061 Aluminum LED light holders that are waterproof. The lights will eventually be installed on a real staircase outdoors.
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Surface Mount Soldering 101 Workshop at Atlanta Mini Maker Faire
We’ll cover some basic techniques for soldering surface mount chips with REGULAR IRONS!
Things you’ll learn
- Flux makes SMT easy
- Flood and wick method
- How to fix bridges
- All using regular shaped irons–no special micro tips required!
- You’ll be practicing on a small pcb with 1 SOIC and 4 1206 caps (the biggest and easiest SMT parts)
The following advanced techniques will also be demoed
- Solder paste, inexpensive stencils and toaster ovens
- Drag soldering for fine pitch and lots of pins
- Removing SMT chips with hot air and ChipQuik
The cost will be $5 if you’d like parts to solder on, or free if you just want to watch and learn. Please register here (or below) so we can bring enough supplies and schedule multiple sessions if needed.
Also at the Maker Faire: Freeside (Atlanta’s hackerspace) will also be doing a (free!) workshop to make a full fledged robot, and part of it will involve learning through-hole soldering.
SMD Assembly Demo using Home-Made Vacuum, Stencil, Toaster Oven
We talk about solder paste, cheap kapton stencils, how to make a home-made vacuum pick-up tool, and toaster oven reflow temperature profiles.