[sdiy] Desoldering/Rework Stations

[Veronica Merryfield]

http://search.digikey.com/scripts/DkSearch/dksus.dll?Detail? 
name=WD1001-ND and add a few tips. Get a magnifier as well - they  
stock one at about $80.

They also do tweezer irons but they may be above your current budget.  
A nice pair of ceramic tipped tweezers are useful - the ceramic stops  
the solder sticking to the tweezers when you're holding a component. I  
once had a pair with these little heatsinks on them so you're fingers  
didn't get hot but I can't find a supplier.

On 5-Apr-08, at 12:05 PM, mike ruberto wrote:
> It seems I can no-longer live without one of these. I'm real handy
> with my old hand tools but I need to speed things up as I have much
> work on it's way.'
>
> Any suggestions in the under $500 range?
>
> TIA
>
> Mike
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