On 5/1/2022 3:59 PM, Dave McGuire via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
On 5/1/22 16:56, RETRO Innovations via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
I might be the exception then, as I ditched sponges long ago for the coarse steel wool and I've never looked back. I've never had a tip damaged (PACE, Metcal, and Weller here), and one less thing (ensuring sponge has moisture in it) to worry about.
Tell me more. Does the steel (brass, etc) wool get your tips as clean as a wet sponge?
(I've been using sponges for ~45 years, so I'm reading every word!)
-Dave
At least for me it does, and if you jab into the middle, it cleans all parts of the tip at once, no need to reposition the tip on the sponge (maybe no one else had to do that, but I sometimes get stuff on the top of the tip) Sorry, I realized I misspoke above. brass wool, not steel. I do carpentry as well, so steel wool evidently leaves the fingers onto the KB faster. Jim -- RETRO Innovations, Contemporary Gear for Classic Systems www.go4retro.com store.go4retro.com