Tutorials
This category is the technique library: focused, practical guides on the fundamentals that get skipped in review videos, tip care, hand soldering, stencil-and-paste assembly, and the habits that separate a solid joint from a marginal one.
Some of these are video walkthroughs, others are written guides with step-by-step photos. Both aim to be things you can follow along with at the bench, not just watch once.
Length 8:58Stencil PCB Assembly with Solder Paste & Hot Air
How to assemble a PCB using a JLCPCB stainless steel paste stencil, solder paste, hot air reflow and cleanup, plus tips for fixing bridges and tombstones.
Length 9:06How to Hand Solder SMD Components: Techniques Part 3
Practical hand-soldering guide for SMD resistors, SOIC chips, QFNs and 0402 parts using a T12 iron, flux, solder wick and drag soldering.
Length 4:50How to Solder Through-Hole Components Properly
Practical through-hole soldering technique: iron tip choice, heating pad and lead together, flux, joint inspection and common beginner mistakes.
Length 2:16Soldering Iron Tip Care: Make Tips Last Years, Not Weeks
Practical soldering iron tip maintenance: tinning, temperature choice, cleaning methods and the habits that quietly destroy plated tips.