OP I’m doing the same as you, maybe a bit farther along. What helped me get better with the iron (a lot better) is salvaging or swapping out parts. Getting a sense of timing and pressure with the iron took me a while, as well as learning about the impact of heat settings.
It’s nice when you can happily destroy a part while working on it to learn “oh shit, I shouldn’t do that” without feeling like an important piece or project is in jeopardy when you inevitably (if like me…) fuck something up.
Cool stuff. Thanks!
OP I’m doing the same as you, maybe a bit farther along. What helped me get better with the iron (a lot better) is salvaging or swapping out parts. Getting a sense of timing and pressure with the iron took me a while, as well as learning about the impact of heat settings.
It’s nice when you can happily destroy a part while working on it to learn “oh shit, I shouldn’t do that” without feeling like an important piece or project is in jeopardy when you inevitably (if like me…) fuck something up.