A liberal coat of flux, rough alignment of the chip and a few gentle passes from the torch and the hobby grade solder melts while the surface tension pulls everything into final alignment.

Crank up the heat! The Smith Air/Acetylene Silversmith soldering torch can reach up to 4,770 degrees Fahrenheit, depending on the chosen soldering tip. It comes with a #00 tip, which is very small ...

Need to MacGyver yourself out of a situation with a mini torch? Well, you might want to ... and covered it in solder — a clever way to block a hole! Then by sending compressed air through ...