Got a
Pro'sKit SS-331H vacuum desoldering station. Not exactly today, I ordered it during one of those impulsive shopping sessions earlier, but yesterday and today I had an unexpected chance of having to use it.
It's pure delight guys. If you need to desolder a through hole pin even once in your entire life, a tool like this is absolutely worth it.
Now I need to find something simple, compact, and decently performing for SMD desoldering. I wonder if there are any T12-compatible tips that have a rectangular cut sized to fit standard 1206, 0805 etc. sizes to get away without having to use tweezers and use just a single tip. I guess I could make one myself by making a cut in one of those wider tips, but this will destroy the plating, so not sure if it's going to work well.