To open up soldered cans, I use a combination of a big iron and a solder sucker (Pace). I use the iron to heat an area, then, with the iron still in place, use the Pace to remove the solder and work my way around the joint. FWIW, -John ============= wf2u at ws19ops.com wrote: > Thanks to all who responded. > > I got a lot of good information from the group. >