"Agreed (ooh Eric! Hi!)  (previous commenter).   I've been using a solder sucker for years but this did always bug me (plastic solder sucker tips melt). then.. this post. Lo and behold I have silicone airline tubing sitting here so boom, now mine has a silicone tip too!  Awesome! (seriously though the one posted is nice!). do get a solder sucker if you're working on small smt parts, you'll be glad you did."