New memeber, Trying new hobby, repairing vintage equipment,

You might like a vacuum desoldering tool to cleanly remove components without scattering lead solder across the PCB. It is like a hollow soldering iron. You press a button to remove solder, point the tool at a rag or disposal tray, release the button. It spits out the solder.
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This tool works well with single layer vintage PCBs. It is not so reliable for multilayer.