On Thursday, 25 October 2018 20:44:39 UTC+1, alan_m wrote:
On 25/10/2018 17:21, tabbypurr wrote:

The sponge is maybe 2mm thick, and the sponge holder similar, so that feature is fairly hopeless.

Are you aware that the sponge has to be used damp?

it's partly the water that does the job. Wet denim works too.

Usually the sponges
that come with soldering irons are compressed and the first application
of water expands them by x5 to x10. The thickness may actually be 20mm.

I ought to check that. The well for the sponge is only about 2mm


NT