[Robotgroup] newbie

[Leslie Filip]

Hi Raj,

Kits can be good but there is nothing better than having someone with  
experience soldering show you how it is done, followed by observing  
you do it and then making suggestions on what to watch for and how to  
improve your technique.

Les


On May 30, 2007, at 6:34 PM, Vern Graner wrote:

> Welcome Raj! Glad you said hello. We'd love to have you come by to the
> nbext meeting. My son is also 11 and I'll try and make sure he comes
> along as well so the kids can talk robotics. :)
>
> As for learning soldering, there are a few kits that will help you  
> learn
> to solder. for example:
>
> http://www.electronickits.com/kit/complete/misc/ck1102.htm
>
> These kits teach you to solder and provide all the stuff to help  
> you get
> started. :)
>
> Vern
>
> schroskat at mail.utexas.edu wrote:
>> Hello
>> I am newer to Austin area and new to robots. I have a son who is  
>> 11 and would
>> like to learn to solder..Can y'all recommend a book/resource that  
>> would help
>> him learn soldering..
>> Will the group be meeting next Thursday at PokeJos? I would like  
>> to bring my son
>> around to partake in the fun.
>> -thanks
>> raj
>>
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