[sdiy] Resisting UberDIY (More soldering)

[Scott Evans, Gen Mgr]

Years ago, I had an injury that damaged many of the nerve receptors in
my left hand. Still functions, mostly, but it feels "asleep" most of the
time and I have very little "Heat Sense".

I was working a production line as a lead test technician for a
microwave communications company. As I was looking over a circuit, I 
wondered "What's that foul smell?" I looked down, and it was ME! I had
inadvertently laid my little finger against the iron a could not feel
it. After 15 minutes under cold water, and a lot of ointment, it came
out OK. After 30 years, most of the mark has disappeared, but I'll never
forget that realization: "It's ME!" :)

Scott
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> Barry Klein wrote:
> 
> > I use a scrubbrush cut in half, mounted to a goofy bracket that lets
> 
> >you
> >swipe the tip between them for instant clean.
> 
> Some of us oldtimers just flick our index finger across the tip to
> clean it....
> 
> Barry