virtually endless
simply very long time
real case is it's the desoldering iron base end ie. the other of the tip end, of the main metal pipe connecting tip end to base end functioning as exit of the removed solder
so to ensure it's inside the airtight compartment, which is its exterior is functioning as the desoldering iron handle, it's made to be quite standing out almost a cm to the user's hand direction
so because of the tool original design is barely enough space dimension of the desoldering iron handle, the user really feel it that heat conducted base end hich is in the far end (as opposed to nearer end to user) of handle
so need such asked material in pipe shape of larger diameter to be just fitted onto outer the base end of the main connecting, conductive pipe