Are you just starting out with soldering and want to practice on a few cheap and easy projects? That’s exactly where I am in my microcontroller journey, and these are the simple projects I did first ...

If you're planning to take up soldering as a hobby, you'll need a beginner-friendly soldering iron that's also affordable.

So a friend into stained glass gave me a "starter kit" (in order to convert me into her hobby methinks): a soldering iron with tips & stand, tip cleaner, and an assortment of glass. Really neat pieces ...