[...] When it's just you and the airflow and the much lighter handle, you get tactile feedback from the backpressure (or lack thereof) against the work. You can actually feel it as you pass the airflow over higher and lower surfaces. Also, having the air source remotely located allows you to use your hearing better as well; listening for the faint crackle as the solder liquefies and the part pops loose becomes second nature.
You, Sir, are an artist.
I don't know about that... but I do consider myself a craftsman. Last of a dying breed, I fear... people who actually enjoy working with their hands.
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Craftsman lifehack # 327B:
While unboxing our new king-size mattress from Amazon, I split a fingernail well up into the quick. Fold it back down, a drop of CA. If it's a really long split like this one, apply a little wad of cotton from a Q-tip about the size of a match-head to the wet CA; add another drop and press the excess out with a flat of a knife. The fibers will reinforce the CA enough that the nail can grow out before the CA "blowout patch" fails.
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*Not just another pretty face*