- Wet the sponge
- This will allow you to clean it off when you get a lot of burnt solder on it
- Turn on the Iron
- This will just help you, well, melt the solder
- Clean Clean Clean!!
- I cannot stress how important it is to clean the iron, or it will corrode and be useless, clean it up!
- Tin the Tip
- This is where you put solder on the iron for better heat flow and a cleaner tip
- Now for the soldering
- Put the wires together or parts in the board, and solder the two together
- Clip the leads
- This will allow for the next step to be easier
- Heat shrink
- This is the fun part. But be careful, the flame is hot and you can burn yourself!
- Turn off the iron.
- This will keep it from burning itself out.
