> Have a look at > http://hans-w.com/surfacem.htm Interesting, but Radio Shack sells a squeeze-buld desoldering iron that might be easier to adapt. Cat. #64-2060, $9.99, 45W. It's available with interchangeable tips with holes of different sizes, and a second tube for the sucker. One could probably pretty easily attach a low-volume air source to that. Just an idea. http://www.radioshack.com/category.asp?catalog%5Fname=CTLG&category%5Fname=C TLG%5F005%5F006%5F003%5F000&Page=1 Dale -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads