Typical soldering tips have a copper core, plated with iron. The copper allows heat transfer, and the iron plating provides durability. Soldering is a joining process involving a filler metal that is ...

Tips are critical. Large chisel tips work for desoldering, cone tips are the lowest common denominator, but fixing anything on the micro scale is easier with the right tip. For instance, a knife tip ...

In the 1800s and early 1900s soldering irons were still heated by flame. The large copper tips on the irons were slow to heat and would at best store heat for only a few minutes. It was not uncommon ...