Today’s How-To will cover what it takes to switch from tin/lead solder to completely lead free. Our previous posts Introduction to soldering and the follow-up still apply to lead free.

Lead-free solder alloys have been around for as long as people have done soldering, with sources dating back about 5,000 years. Most of these alloys were combinations like copper-silver or silver ...

To be fair, the soldering process has been a reliable, even indispensable, workhorse in the electronics industry over those decades. Unfortunately, the forced implementation of lead-free solder ...

For instance, this month we reviewed the Eastwood Lead-Free Body Solder kit and their Shrinker/Stretcher combo kit. As you read this column you will see the full review. In the future we will ...

At the Milpitas plant of Solectron, the giant electronics component manufacturer, a small stack of silvery bars of solder gleam on a white shelf. The triangular bars are lead-free; the rectangular ...

We tested it at 600 degrees for leaded solder and 650 degrees for lead-free solder. In both cases, the solder flow was quick, and it formed a smooth, solid seam. The small soldering iron comes ...

Another option: find a reusable water bottle brand that clearly states it uses lead-free solder, Dr. Wu says. Or consider an all-glass bottle, like the Lifefactory Flip Cap Glass Water Bottle ($23).

It seals those layers together where they all meet at the bottom of the bottle, in a process called lead soldering. Technically, the vessel does contain lead, but it's enclosed with stainless ...