a desoldering attachment for a soldering instrument which may be the temperature controlled type disclosed and claimed in applicant &# 39 ; s prior u . s . pat . no . 3 , 883 , 716 . the desoldering attachment comprises an adjustable , inclined desoldering tip which is hollow for the application of a vacuum . it also includes a sleeve housing a filter screen and baffle device for preventing the solder from entering the remainder of the instrument . extending through the sleeve is a heater element sleeve which contains a heating element for heating the desoldering tip . the heater element sleeve screws into the head of the desoldering tip until it meets a portion of the desoldering tip which can then be adjusted so that the vacuum pipe and the tip of the instrument are properly aligned with respect to the soldering instrument .