r/soldering is a subreddit with 142k members. The community frequently discusses soldering, repair, advice, struggling, and desoldering, and they frequently recommend/review soldering station, soldering iron, and microscope, and the most common flair used is soldering newbie requesting direction | help, soldering tool feedback or purchase advice request, general soldering advice | feedback | discussion, just a fun soldering post =), and my first solder joint <3 please give feedback.
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Popular Topics in r/soldering
#1
Soldering
271 posts
#2
Repair
47 posts
#3
Advice
38 posts
#4
Struggling
36 posts
#5
Desoldering
32 posts
#6
Soldering Iron
27 posts
#7
Tips
26 posts
#8
Iron
26 posts
#9
Station
23 posts
#10
Solder
22 posts
Products Discussed in r/soldering
Soldering Station
132 reviews
#1
Hakko
4.4★ from 30 reviews
#2
Pinecil
4.4★ from 14 reviews
#3
Yihua
3.8★ from 13 reviews
Soldering Iron
116 reviews
#1
Hakko
4.8★ from 12 reviews
#2
Pinecil
4.4★ from 12 reviews
#3
Weller
4.2★ from 9 reviews
Microscope
30 reviews
#1
AmScope
4.4★ from 7 reviews
#2
Andonstar
3.5★ from 4 reviews
#3
Vevor
4.3★ from 4 reviews
Flair Used in r/soldering
#1
Soldering Newbie Requesting Direction | Help
: "Soldering dirty 14 gage wire with little to no experience. At least it's working."
33 posts
#2
Soldering Tool Feedback or Purchase Advice Request
: "Are these tips useless?"
26 posts
#3
General Soldering Advice | Feedback | Discussion
: "How to make my tips look clean"
10 posts
#4
Just a fun Soldering Post =)
: "One less 1050 Ti in the landfill at the cost of my time"
8 posts
#5
My First Solder Joint <3 Please Give Feedback
: "Ps5 Dualsense tmr replacement"
4 posts
#6
Soldering Horror Post
: "How much did effed up?"
3 posts
#7
SMD (Surface Mount) Soldering Advice | Feedback | Discussion
: "Soldering a 0402 resistor"
2 posts
#8
Soldering Saftey Discussion
: "Lead?"
2 posts
#9
Soldering MEME Post =)
: "simple guide for newcomers"
1 post
#10
IPC Certification Discussion
: "Solder Test"
1 post
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Last updated: August 25, 2026