On Sep 21, 11:28*am, Michael wrote:

Ok, thanks to everyone who replied. *Seems doable... looks like I'm
going shopping for a vacuum desolderer.

For a one-off project, desoldering braid (it sucks up solder like a
sponge)
is almost as good, and doesn't have the sticker-shock effect.

Practice on a scrap board or two FIRST. It's easy to damage
things while the iron is hot and the polymers are soft.