Making and using simple jigs...

[doctorwayne]

By the way, is your soldering done with an iron or some kind of torch ?

When using the jigs, a 25 watt iron works fine for all these small items.

I also have 80 watt and 200 watt irons for bigger jobs and, for the really heavy-duty stuff, such as this cast brass cab...

   

...I use a torch, similar to that used by plumbers. For jobs where you're performing more than a single soldering operation on the same piece, I find pieces of wet tissue or paper towels to be useful heat sinks to prevent previously-soldered joints from separating. You can make them as big or small as required, and they're easy to mould around parts to keep everything cool.

Wayne