Grab the soldering iron with your dominant hand and hold it as you would a pencil. With your other hand, hold some solder and make it touch the tip of the soldering iron. This will melt some solder onto the tip of the soldering iron.

If the solder does not melt when making contact with the soldering iron, place down the soldering iron onto its stand and slightly increase the temperature.

If the solder is melting but does not flow to the tip of the soldering iron, you have to clean your soldering iron tip. Refer to a guide to clean your soldering iron tip.

The soldering iron can get very hot. Make sure your fingers are not making contact with any metal bits when working with a soldering iron.