[Lee] has a Hakko FR301 desoldering gun and a Duratool knockoff. He freely admits that the Hakko is probably better, but he wonders if it’s good enough to justify being four times as expensive. He ...

I could also do with some advice on desoldering. I've faffed about with a solder suck in the past, but to no great avail. Maybe I didn't melt the solder enough. Is braid better? What about that ...

This video on building a DIY desoldering iron says it all right up front: this is stupid and dangerous, and you shouldn’t do it. But that doesn’t mean it doesn’t work, or that it doesn’t have ...