Despite a case of sticker shock, he took the plunge on a nice Hakko vacuum desolderer ... a way to both melt solder and move air. Unfortunately, rather than applying a vacuum, he chose to blast ...

[Lee] has a Hakko FR301 desoldering gun and a Duratool ... you are as well off with a spring-loaded solder puller. In fact, for our money, buying a high-quality hand unit is probably a better ...