Home Made Soldering Irons

>>1126406
>Can a hair-curler be quickly turned into a soldering iron somehow?
no, different temperature range

>>1126412
But can a soldering iron be turned into emergency hair curlers?

>>1126412
is there a resistor i can remove to increase temperature?

No, but you could make one from scratch from a 9V a pencil lead and some wire

>>1126406

dont jeopardize safety. thats nothing to fuck around with just go buy a $10 cheapo iron from walmart. shit

>>1126406
If you really want a bad soldering iron to fuck your shit up, you might manage, but some things are stupid to DIY.

>>1126406
Yes. You can also just you a hot nail.

>>1126416
Shorten the heating element.

>>1126428
While this works, it is extremely short lived and the battery has a moderate chance of bursting. It really depends on the length and thickness of the lead and how much heat you need out of it.

>>1126428
I tried this with a USB power supply and it didnt work

the lead didnt even get hot enough. it smoked slightly at first (presumably some coating on the outside -- the thing i used still works) but wouldnt melt solder.

>>1126406
Just jam a length of copper into the heated part, I guess.

Then earth it, so you don't electrocute your balls if it becomes part of the circuit.

Alternatively just do this>>1126459
or >>1126463

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>>1126406
don't know whether a hair curler gets hot enough
the one in your pic looks also way too big and unwieldy to handle it comfortably

the best improvised soldering iron imo is a lighter heating up a paperclip/piece of wire (pic related)
it's super simple and works surprisingly well

>>1126406
You can do the good ol' lighter with copper coil trick

>>1126413
kek