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Best Soldering Irons and Stations 2025
By Les Pounder last updated
Choosing the right soldering iron can be difficult. Do you need temperature control, hot air rework and high wattage irons to do a good job?
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Best RP2350 and RP2040 Boards 2025
By Les Pounder last updated
In such a short space of time, the RP2040 has disrupted the microcontroller community and we now have a smörgåsbord of RP2040 boards to choose from.
![WEP 982 III Precision Soldering Station](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hNww4rqFM2UbSHZMezYbP7-320-80.jpg)
WEP 982 III Precision Soldering Station Review: Putting the heat where you need it
By Les Pounder published
The WEP 982 III is designed for precision soldering, and it brings hot-swappable soldering iron tips to a budget price tag.
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SiFive HiFive Premier P550 Review: High RISC
By Les Pounder published
Touted as ‘The Highest Performance RISC-V CPU Development Board in the World’, the HiFive Premier P550 aims to be the development board of choice for RISC developers.
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Best Laser Cutters and Engravers 2025
By Anj Bryant, Denise Bertacchi last updated
We help you find the best laser cutters for engraving hobby projects or starting a small business.
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Arduino Plug and Make Kit Review: The Kit to start your journey
By Les Pounder published
When getting started with electronics, we need a good kit to make the learning process as smooth as possible, and the Arduino Plug and Make Kit could be just the thing you need.
![Fnirsi HS-02B](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oL9rLyJpE2bFYYHFxYaRem-320-80.jpg)
Fnirsi HS-02 Review: Keep soldering on!
By Les Pounder published
Fnirsi’s update on the HS-01 of 2023 has a great screen and fast heat up time, but is that enough to tempt us away from our favorite soldering irons?
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These are the best Cyber Monday deals on maker tools
By Les Pounder last updated
Tools for every maker and every budget
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