I used to whack PCBs onto the table to get things off (after heating something with some shitty underpowered soldering iron.) Just because I didn't have proper

I used to whack PCBs onto the table to get things off (after heating something with some shitty underpowered soldering iron.) Just because I didn't have proper tweezers, and the solder would quickly solidify again... People looked at me with serious "WTF?" faces whenever I soldered somewhere away from home ;D Still do whack the soldering iron itself to get excess solder off. Obviously not with the tip but the handle, so the solder just continues onto the mat and makes a nice small splat. (No it doesn't fly off, it quickly solidifies on landing due to the splat increasing the contact area for heat transmission. Doesn't even damage the mat...) You just gotta know how to help yourself with the tools available!