im the worst solderer on the earth

[MigueLLLLL]

right so with in a day of soldering i have burned my had 3 times and my legs twice (p.s NEVER EVER wear shorts when soldering its like a pain u have never felt ) i think i need to practice at soldering a lot! anybody ever do worse in a day

[nevermind1534]

I've burned my fingers on two or three occasions; you learn not to touch the hot part. I do get a bit clumsy with the soldering iron if I haven't used one for a while, though.

[MigueLLLLL]

lol i get distracted by the t.v 0_0 and then i feel a pain in my finger

[Triton]

I dont think i have ever actually burnt myself on a soldering iron, ive come close before but no actual blisters or anything

[dragonhead]

havent burned myself with an iron in.... 3 years now? the pointy end is hot[/i, so its generally not good to touch.

[gamemasterAS]

I feel on a soldering iron once, bad day.

[bicostp]

I haven't burned myself with the iron, but those little spatters of the flux-core solder flux going everywhere hurt.

[vskid]

right so with in a day of soldering i have burned my had 3 times and my legs twice (p.s NEVER EVER wear shorts when soldering its like a pain u have never felt )

I think you're doing it wrong. Shorts should be adequate protection from burns unless you're sitting funky. It isn't like hotglue where you can shape it somewhat with your fingers if you need to.
I've burned myself once to the point that it blistered, all the other times were quick touches that were stopped before any damage could take place.

[limpport]

I've managed to drip solder onto my knees when wearing shorts. Also grabbing the iron lower than the grip has happens occasionally. Sometimes even if I pick up a cold iron, my reaction is "DROP IT DROP IT IS'S HOT".

Also, hot glue on the back of fingernails is NOT FUN.

[MigueLLLLL]

right so with in a day of soldering i have burned my had 3 times and my legs twice (p.s NEVER EVER wear shorts when soldering its like a pain u have never felt )

I think you're doing it wrong. Shorts should be adequate protection from burns unless you're sitting funky. It isn't like hotglue where you can shape it somewhat with your fingers if you need to.
I've burned myself once to the point that it blistered, all the other times were quick touches that were stopped before any damage could take place.

naw the solder dripped on to my knees

[Valium]

It's just like any tool. The more you use it, the less often you'll make mistakes/injure yourself. Just remember all the times you've smashed your thumb when hammering nails, and you'll see what I mean.

[Metallica Man X]

Let me think...I've only burned myself twice in the last 17 years that I've been soldering...both times happed bout that long ago lol....still have the scars tho...one across the back of my right hand, and one on the palm of my left You can barely make out the left one, but the right one is still pretty visible.

[timmeh87]

Im testing this file attach feature that I noticed. Attached is a picture of why gas is not a toy. My hand last week.

[Metallica Man X]

That's uuuh....pretty BRUTAL ..yowtch!

[brandonk318]

I burned myself a couple of times because I was getting annoyed by everyone in the world....meaning all my friends calling me on my cell and my brother bugging me by asking me repeatedly "What are you doing?"...And then this one time, I had to stop a wound from bleeding....yeah its been explained on the hot glue hurts thread....lol

@Timmeh87---yikes dude what the heck happened....that is you don't telling us