Soldering Accessories

Kunkune your iron and solder, there are other tools that can make soldering much easier. A soldering stand keeps your iron at a safe distance from your workspace and gives you a place to clean the tip. A vise is also useful for keeping your work steady, especially if you need to do more intricate work or desoldering. A solder sucker is useful for removing excess solder when you’re finished with your project and a solder wick can be used in the same way as the solder sucker but it soaks up the molten solder instead of sucking it away.

Other helpful accessories include a sponge for cleaning your iron’s tip, brass wool to clean your iron, and isopropyl alcohol or a soldering iron cleaner to remove the built up oxidation on the tip. A soldering iron thermometer is useful for checking the temperature of your iron and ensuring it is at the correct setting for your task. A hot air rework station can be useful for tasks like reflowing solder, heat-shrinking tubing, and removing surface-mounted components.

Affordable Soldering Irons for Every Project

And of course, you’ll need a soldering iron and some solder! Solder is a metal alloy that creates strong, permanent bonds and is typically made of copper, tin and indium. It can be either lead based or lead free and comes in several different diameters. You will also need a flux to help the solder adhere to the surfaces it joins. A dual reel stand is useful if you work with multiple types of solder or several different sizes of solder wires and allows you to keep them organized and accessible.