soldering iron
noun
: a pointed or wedge-shaped device that is usually electrically heated and that is used for soldering
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The burrow, home of Fox Rabbit, the museum’s eponymous mascot, was dark except for sparks blasting from a soldering iron.
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Elisabeth Egan Chase Castor, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2024
The switches can be exchanged without the need for a soldering iron or any special technical knowledge.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
Both can be assembled with nothing more complicated than a soldering iron.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 5 May 2023
But really now, step away from the checkbook and get out your soldering iron.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Oct. 2018
Using a soldering iron with a small tip, tin the contacts on the ends of each LED strip.
—Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 28 Feb. 2023
His main guitar repair tools include a soldering iron, Allen wrenches, screwdrivers, files and power drill.
—Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 6 Feb. 2023
The ambitious Popular Science tutorial required the use of a soldering iron.
—Bill Gourgey, Popular Science, 24 Jan. 2023
Since Baxter is attempting to grasp a soldering iron and a toolbox, the remarks are interpreted as informing a correct grasp in each case by the robot, thus eliminating other possible interpretations.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 Feb. 2019
Elisabeth Egan Chase Castor, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2024
The switches can be exchanged without the need for a soldering iron or any special technical knowledge.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
Both can be assembled with nothing more complicated than a soldering iron.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 5 May 2023
But really now, step away from the checkbook and get out your soldering iron.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Oct. 2018
Using a soldering iron with a small tip, tin the contacts on the ends of each LED strip.
—Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 28 Feb. 2023
His main guitar repair tools include a soldering iron, Allen wrenches, screwdrivers, files and power drill.
—Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 6 Feb. 2023
The ambitious Popular Science tutorial required the use of a soldering iron.
—Bill Gourgey, Popular Science, 24 Jan. 2023
Since Baxter is attempting to grasp a soldering iron and a toolbox, the remarks are interpreted as informing a correct grasp in each case by the robot, thus eliminating other possible interpretations.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 Feb. 2019
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