It doesn’t take much equipment to start soldering.
Essentials
- Soldering iron - I use Hakko FX-888D
- Solder
- Side cutter
- Wire stripper
Nice to have
- Solder wick or solder sucker
- Quad hands
- Magnifying glass lamp
- Multi-meter
- Screwdriver
- Alligator clips
- Batteries
- Washi tape
Tour of my workstation
But first a tour of my solder station.
— Jenn (@geekgalgroks) January 5, 2019
[Video: tour of solder station showing off piles of components, wire, quad hands, soldering iron, lamp, and small hand tools.] pic.twitter.com/qjtmW7DqSF