Lately, I’ve
been playing around with soldering irons. I’ll admit, this was a technique I
learnt at school (thanks Product Design teacher!), but seriously, the things
you can do with this little tool are amazing! If you don’t already know,
soldering is a technique where solder and flux are used to connect things
together. Metal is the most commonly soldered, but with a bit of copper tape,
almost anything will work! This is also a technique used to create things like
stained glass windows (lead lights), jewelry, and metal models.
So, as I was
saying, I’ve been playing around and with a bit of time and planning I’ve
managed to turn out a few quite cool things. Show and tell time? Yes please!
Here are some of my latest creations:
