Glass fibre cleaner for soldering iron tip

Matt H R · 2009-04-18T23:40:54+00:00

I saw this glass-fibre brush (or pen) for cleaning soldering iron tips while hot. OR Would a wodge of glass wool (loft insulation) do as good a job? Does it have there any unsafe chemicals which might be given off if used on a hot soldering iron? (700 deg F/390 deg C)I have loads of glass wool in my loft! It's that pink coloured spun type which doesn't seem to leave as many shards and splinters as the old style glass wool. Users in forums have warned that the glass-fibre pen also leaves this sort of sharp debris.Matt

Apr 18, 2009 41 Replies

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Dave Plowman (News) 17 years ago

Fine if you're soldering continuously - but if it's the usual gap while preparing a component etc aren't you forever cleaning it?

*Do they ever shut up on your planet? Dave Plowman dave@davenoise.co.uk London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound.

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proteusiiv 17 years ago

=A0 London SW

TUWAHAHAHA APPARENTLY NOT

HE IS STUCK ON OPEN ANUS LIKE ARCHIMEDES' THE BIG BOOZER APPARENTLY THEY WENT TO THE SAME ALMA MATER

I AM PROTEUS

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