On Thu, 17 Jun 2004 20:17:52 GMT, "Norm Dresner" wrote:

||I'd like to build a desoldering station. Conventionally this is done with a
||soldering iron and a vacuum source. In the best units the tip of the iron
||is hollow and the vacuum draws through it. But I don't want to purchase a
||vacuum pump for the same reason that I don't want to purchase a commercial
||soldering station: cost. I have a compressor. Since there are COTS
||desoldering stations that work from a compressed air supply it's possible,
||using the Venturi effect, I believe. Are there any on-line tutorials for
||creating a vacuum from an air source?

You can buy a air-driven venturi vac pump from Harbor Freight for $10 on sale.
It works fine, but it's noisy.
Texas Parts Guy