Every soldering station on an assembly line will have three things. A roll of brand new solder, flux (I like Kester 951, you can buy it in a pen), and a nice soldering iron. That’s all you need.

The most secure and durable way to splice two wires together is to solder them. Period. Use nothing but 60-40 rosin-core solder intended for electrical wiring. You'll also need some PVC shrink tube.

Steel wire, screwdrivers, nails, and Alan wrenches are all potential tools for your emergency soldering. Just heat your wire or other steel tool over some open flame for 20-30 seconds and then ...

Just heat up the wire for a few seconds and you should be able to melt solder with ease. You might want to consider adding some kind of insulation between the copper wire and the lighter’s ...

If you've never soldered before, that's not the kind of job you want to cut your teeth on. And the sort of tip you'll get with a cheapo iron will be too blunt to do a good job of getting that wire ...

Lead solder features a lower melting point, so it's quicker to use and less challenging to work than lead free solder. However, it's toxic and bad for the environment.