Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Solder....again.....

[Don Wilhelm]

Using a piece of cloth towel material will not shred like a paper towel.  Of
course, there have been occasions I have even used the the leg of the jeans
I was wearing when I couldn't spot anything else (don't try that while
wearing your Sunday best!!!).  Be quick = no burns.

73,
Don W3FPR

----- Original Message ----- 

| I quite agree that a sponge (at least a wet sponge) cools the iron and
| makes the job harder.  However, one needn't look beyond a simple paper
| towel (a good ol' Bounty, for example) to do the cleaning job.  A quick
| swipe or two across the towel somewhat bunched up (to prevent your fingers
| from getting burned) does a beautiful job of cleaning the tip, and, when
| done quickly, the towel barely starts to scorch.
|