I have tried the skin on the back of my hand, and my lower arm, and my upper leg. Both sponges and brass wool work better. <wink> - Alex On Wed, May 4, 2022 at 9:50 PM Dave McGuire via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
On 5/4/22 21:44, Jonathan Chapman via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
That said, though, Hakko is a first-rate company that makes real tools for industry, not hobby toys, and they sell those brass coily things. If they didn't work well, Hakko wouldn't be selling them.
Yup, that's why I have both kinds on my desk: because it's what the manufacturers recommend :P
:-)
FWIW I did not use a sponge with my first iron, as a kid. I wiped it against the edge of the wood workbench top, which was made from dimensional lumber. That's apparently how my dad always did it!
I don't think I've ever done that, but I've used a wet paper towel in a pinch.
-Dave
-- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA