Wishlist - What do you need for Soldering?

Cleaning the tip once soldring because avoid Soldring 

when I want to solder SMD capacitors I use solder flux and tweezers to hold components in place before soldering.

Best trick for soldering irons for through-hole are...

Soldering iron should be 60W or more, Tip size medium & soldering wire normal.

For soldering: 

- grip the pcb, clean the tip

- take some paste on wire (which is going to solder in pcb)

- put tip on wire, add solder wire as required 

- now take again some paste on soldering wire

- put tip on the spot

- add soldering wire on it

- clean the pcb from the extra paste

- make sure your soldering iron is more than 60W if doesn't then turn off the celling fan

- now the best soldering is done on it!

For solder removal:

Two ways as we know for common: Soldering pump & De-soldering wire

I prefer De-soldering wire more because soldering pumps does burnt after sometime then doesn't suck solder properly 

- add soldering paste on pcb

- grip the De-soldering wire with a small plier

- put de-soldering wire's end on pcb (where to de-solder)

- put tip on De-soldering wire then move soldering iron next to holes and pull De-soldering wire slightly till wire gets end

I could use a fume extractor as solder smoke is harmful. In a previous employment they had an add on tube that attached to a wella soldering iron to extract solder fumes but I've not seen such a system in a very long time.

I'm also on the lookout for a solder pot to tin wires as I make a lot of signal looms. 

Eye protection, always! Proper tinning of wire and tip... And I prefer a desoldering pump vs solder wick most of the time. 

Someday I will try those silicone finger caps perhaps they would stop me from burning my fingers while holding a component in place. 

my best tips and tricks for soldering are first we should find a high-quality soldering iron / soldering station. Secondly, We should use the correct iron tip shape and size for the required task. Third, we should clean the soldering iron tip from time to time to avoid any imperfection. Fourth, Soldering should be done in well ventilated place like environments or use fume extractor for the purpose as smokes from soldering are pretty harmful. Fifth, soldering irons are hot and should be handled with care and safety, and, should not be laid down on desk while its still being heated. Sixth, we should use flux for avoiding oxidation during soldering. And, Lastly, we should let the solder joints to be cool of its own and after that we should properly inspect the solder joints for any imperfection or loose connections.

1.)For joining two wires first time the both wires and then twist them and apply the solder

2.) For breadboard modules or microcontrollers like Arduino nano align the male headers in the breadboard and then solder the headers to the module or microcontroller

3.) For soldering tht components on a pcb bend their lead from other side and cover them with tape on the other side and then solder them

One trick I use often for removing two or more bridged pins on an IC package, is to firstly add some solder to the bridged pins, before using solder wick to get rid of the excess solder. This works more reliable than using solder wick without adding solder first!

I was asking myself - "How in the (______) did you break off your soldering iron tip like that?"