which depends on a little prep work to end up only slightly more complex than soldering to copper. A typical way to make a reliable electrical connection to aluminum is to use a screw and a wire ...

I know that soldering won’t be new to many of our readers, but everyone has to start sometime. Our hope is simple: that this new series of How-To’s will help inspire new and experienced ...

This bonding metal, usually tin and lead, is called "solder." It comes as wire on a spool, heated to its melting point by an electric tool called a soldering iron (or soldering gun). Soldering is most ...

Soldering tools are commonly used to join electrical wires, but they’re not always available. This video shows how to join electrical wires without a soldering iron. Learn how to splice ...