@categorille@tech.lgbt @Vierkantor Unsolicited recommendation: get a Pinecil, TS100 or TS80 as your soldering iron, if you can afford it. They're pretty affordable, and are *so much* easier to use than the $5 AliExpress irons, especially when you're still learning. Likewise, get some reputable solder if you can afford it, because there's huge quality (and frustration :p) differences between good and bad solder.
Anne C.A. Baanen
@joepie91 @categorille On the other hand, I recently started soldering again after years of not doing anything with electronics and even with a cheapo soldering iron it went pretty well once I got the technique down again.
I really like Big Clive's videos because they're so no-nonsense, for example: https://yewtu.be/watch?v=zOzXkt_PL28
@Vierkantor @categorille@tech.lgbt Oh yeah, it's definitely *possible* with a cheapo option (like the $5 240V irons or the USB irons), it's just more frustrating because the heat is distributed poorly, and you'll eat through tips reaaaal quick
