SparkFun Electronics Commentsurn:uuid:214d0e4e-f1b1-d287-ce26-ac5b4c9f82492024-03-28T09:53:55-06:00SparkFun ElectronicsCustomer #642188 on TOL-08965 - Brass Sponge with BaseCustomer #642188urn:uuid:aa2ea725-de4e-37df-b3ef-49ab85dbd5732015-02-15T14:49:17-07:00<p>I bought a Hakko Dash iron (it is shorter than standard irons) and I couldn't afford to buy the stand manufactured by Hakko specifically for the Dash (like 20 bucks plus 10 dollars to ship). I didn't want to waste 10 bucks on a holder that was gonna fall over, and I wanted a brass sponge anyway, so I bought one of these bases. If you are really careful (setting it at different angles and watching that it doesn't slip or roll until you find one that works) placing it, and REALLY careful not to budge the power cord while it's resting, this does work as a holder.</p>
Akatm7 on TOL-08965 - Brass Sponge with BaseAkatm7urn:uuid:d7d7d8cd-0058-648a-9fde-1cf0e1ba76a62012-09-23T14:14:10-06:00<p>Is there any way that this would hold up one of those butane soldering irons?</p>
boj on TOL-08965 - Brass Sponge with Basebojurn:uuid:02020a77-9041-ceb8-c9ff-f1a04b065afb2012-07-16T13:31:05-06:00<p>OK, sorry. :-)</p>
MikeGrusin on TOL-08965 - Brass Sponge with BaseMikeGrusinurn:uuid:a21df3b2-1d55-60e5-1372-fb51da18ca5f2012-07-16T12:18:20-06:00<p>Thank you, the last sentence should read "as others have posted".<p>Also, if you wouldn't mind, could you also be more prompt with your corrections? Thank you! =)</p></p>
boj on TOL-08965 - Brass Sponge with Basebojurn:uuid:f6c23010-90c3-b2ff-ba35-c1ce072389b72012-07-15T01:02:31-06:00<p>Sorry to nitpick, but re-read your last sentence please :-)</p>
sevenboarder on TOL-08965 - Brass Sponge with Basesevenboarderurn:uuid:cb828648-b814-6286-4c23-6fb89c8422732011-01-14T17:49:24-07:00<p>Try going from this back to a sponge... you can't. Soldering sucks without it.<br>
Highly recommend the brass!</p>
fluidic on TOL-08965 - Brass Sponge with Basefluidicurn:uuid:5d4effbf-13d8-1b33-81e2-5ecfaad3014b2010-11-15T20:04:17-07:00<p>The flip-up iron rest strikes me as a brilliant way to have a hot iron flop around and burn something. It's not very restful. I don't really get the detents on the base either...was this a cigarette tray before it was repurposed? Do yourself a favor and use the holder that hopefully came with your soldering station.<br>
Oh well. It holds the brass thing (and misc. soldering debris) so it doesn't make a mess. That's all I wanted, a lazy way out of having to find my own heat-resistant brass fuzz container, and it works fine there.</p>
MikeGrusin on TOL-08965 - Brass Sponge with BaseMikeGrusinurn:uuid:a8a27476-af48-a282-280c-53b0ea3c1fdb2010-08-17T14:23:50-06:00<p>There's not much difference in action between this and a wet sponge, you just wipe the tip on it as normal. It will last longer than a sponge (effectively forever), and is cleaner for the iron (won't redeposit anything on the tip). And have others have posted, it looks cool.</p>
schlick on TOL-08965 - Brass Sponge with Baseschlickurn:uuid:2d112af6-b867-a958-d37f-309a95a867562010-08-16T22:33:14-06:00<p>I've only used a wet sponge and I use it religiously, and I'm still using the tip that came with the iron (Weller WES51). What are the differences between this and a wet sponge? (Besides having to wet the sponge.) Why is this better? Is it better in every way or just some aspects? Is there a technique to using this type of sponge? A cursory google search didn't turn up much. One survey most ppl used a wet sponge.</p>
ddegn on TOL-08965 - Brass Sponge with Baseddegnurn:uuid:bae24cb2-c06c-2c82-6877-cf2c71d0bc0e2010-07-19T15:09:22-06:00<p>I agree with Earlz, this works well.<br>
I have all sorts of weird electronic stuff on my desk, LED displays, lasers, etc., yet this is the item that people ask me about the most. When it was new, it looked like a little "pot of gold." People just had to know what it was.<br>
I don't use to hold my soldering iron so I won't comment on how that part of it works, but it does work well at cleaning soldering iron tips.</p>
Earlz on TOL-08965 - Brass Sponge with BaseEarlzurn:uuid:c02a11cd-2936-15dc-89ba-01cb44b789dd2010-04-24T00:25:43-06:00<p>Bought one of these and it definitely works better than a regular sponge. Also, the stand is pretty awesome too. I like it better than the 3rd hand stand I have.</p>