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.
I’m guessing both. Since the board was moving around (it wasn’t fastened to anything) I was able to apply anything evenly. I am looking into workbenches and fasteners as we speak. 😊