{"id":52765,"date":"2022-05-19T14:00:42","date_gmt":"2022-05-19T18:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=52765"},"modified":"2022-05-18T07:35:09","modified_gmt":"2022-05-18T11:35:09","slug":"soldering-is-easy-an-amazing-soldering-primer-in-comic-book-form","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2022\/05\/soldering-is-easy-an-amazing-soldering-primer-in-comic-book-form\/","title":{"rendered":"Soldering is Easy: An amazing soldering primer in comic book form"},"content":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, David Goren, who shares a link to this PDF<\/a> which is a primer on soldering…in comic book form!<\/p>\n

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Thing is, this primer is brilliantly<\/em> illustrated and all of the soldering techniques are truly textbook. No wonder, though: the amazing Mitch Altman<\/a> provided the “Soldering Wisdom.” (You might recall my love of Mitch’s TV-B-Gone kit<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

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David didn’t know this, but I use this comic guide very heavily when teaching classes or individuals how to solder. It connects with all generations of makers and tinkerers.<\/p>\n

It is the benchmark, in my opinion!<\/p>\n

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Mitch specifically designed this tutorial to be spread widely, so he licensed it under Creative Commons. Share this widely!<\/p>\n

Click here to download the full PDF.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

I’ve also stored a backup copy here<\/a> on the SWLing Post<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Thanks for reminding me about this tutorial, David!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, David Goren, who shares a link to this PDF which is a primer on soldering…in comic book form! Thing is, this primer is brilliantly illustrated and all of the soldering techniques are truly textbook. No wonder, though: the amazing Mitch Altman provided the “Soldering Wisdom.” (You might recall my […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[627,3],"tags":[174,9819,7335,9820],"class_list":["post-52765","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-how-to","category-news","tag-david-goren","tag-how-to-solder","tag-mitch-altman","tag-soldering-is-easy"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-dJ3","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":42003,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/02\/radio-waves-radio-bulgaria-asur-community-radio-digital-sign-compliance-and-a-sound-card-scope\/","url_meta":{"origin":52765,"position":0},"title":"Radio Waves: Radio Bulgaria, Asur Community Radio, Digital Sign Compliance, and a Sound Card Scope","author":"Thomas","date":"February 18, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Radio Waves:\u00a0 Stories Making Waves in the World of Radio Because I keep my ear to the waves, as well as receive many tips from others who do the same, I find myself privy to radio-related stories that might interest\u00a0SWLing Post\u00a0readers.\u00a0 To that end:\u00a0Welcome to the\u00a0SWLing Post\u2019sRadio Waves, a collection\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Broadcasters"","block_context":{"text":"Broadcasters","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/broadcasters\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Zenith-Transoceanic-R-7000-2-angle-dial-1024x768.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Zenith-Transoceanic-R-7000-2-angle-dial-1024x768.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Zenith-Transoceanic-R-7000-2-angle-dial-1024x768.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":33241,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/07\/building-the-cricket-qrp-transceiver-at-hope-2018\/","url_meta":{"origin":52765,"position":1},"title":"Building the Cricket QRP Transceiver at HOPE 2018","author":"Thomas","date":"July 22, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"As I mentioned in a previous post, I'm currently at the Circle of HOPE (Hackers On Planet Earth) convention in New York City. 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