Edit: using a 25W iron whose tip wasn't heating up properly. Had to use its sides to get the solder to melt, which affected precision.
It's ugly af but it works
I'm a solder soldier
And I'm so sorry for that last part
Now I need to by something that holds everything in place, because what took most time was, well, that.
Tip: For many years, decades even, I thought I was bad at soldering. Sure, I got things done, but it was time consuming and ugly.
Then I bought a quality soldering station, and it was like night and day - I had my suspicions since I somehow did a better soldering job at work than at home.
Then I got myself a Weller WE 1010 and concluded that I wasn't the problem. My solder joints come out so much better now. Oh, and of course, use solder flux.
And another tip: 3D printer is a really nice tool to have if you're into electronics. The amount of stuff you can build suddenly seems unlimited.
