gee, i actually get tired of solder flux, tends to irritate my eyes, and that's with rosin flux, the organic acid water wash stuff gets really obnoxious, though it lets you solder almost anything. best to pull the fumes away with a fan through a carbon filter. far cheaper to make one than buy one, i used one where i used to work and really liked it. you can get adsorbent carbon filter media from grainger, or just buy the replacement filters for the commercial units. it only takes a small fan. thanks for the tip on chipquick, i'll definitely have to try it once i get a bench setup again, hopefully this winter (hopefully i'll also have the furnace moved over to my part of the garage as well!). besides, no one needs the lead fumes. i must admit i love soldering myself, i find it a some what zen activity, it requires just enough concentration to occupy your thoughts and block those annoying intrusions, then again i also kind of like building cables sometimes.
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