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Bob R
Joined: 10 Oct 2004
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Location: STATEN ISLAND, NY USA
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 Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2004 9:54 am Post subject: X-acto Soldering Iron and Hot_knife |
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Good Morning Everyone:
Wanted to know if anyone has any thoughts on the X-Acto hot-knife.
Thanks,
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300M
Joined: 03 Sep 2004
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Location: Newport News, VA
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| Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:46 am Post subject: |
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I have one. It works, but I was not impressed with the xacto blade getting hot. I was cutting more than melting. Using the round tip works better. The handle does get hot though. Hot enough to get uncomfortable. I use my Hako 936 soldering station now. Have the Steve F's hot cutter on my wish list.
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CJQ
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Joined: 27 Dec 2003
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Location: Coopersburg, PA - USA
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| Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2004 12:10 pm Post subject: Hot Cutters |
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Hi 300M , Good choice Get one of steves sail cutters. The cutter has two different tips ,one I call the banana blade which is prox 1in. long ,good for cutting webbing and thick stuff. The other is narrow and good as an all around general purpose cutter. Christmas is just around the corner , Get yourself an early gift and enjoy it NOW.
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stevef
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Location: USA PA ALLENTOWN
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| Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2004 12:25 pm Post subject: |
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lol... hey cliff, want a job? lol
Ummm... here's a "heads up" to forum members.... MANY tools in the tools category of the catalog will be 15% off for the ENIRE month of NOVEMBER! ho-ho-ho
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KiteSquid
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Joined: 29 Aug 2003
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Location: USA Virginia King George
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| Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2004 12:40 pm Post subject: |
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| stevef wrote: | | Ummm... here's a "heads up" to forum members.... MANY tools in the tools category of the catalog will be 15% off for the ENIRE month of NOVEMBER! ho-ho-ho |
OH, and me with no cash!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ouch....
Maybe I can pry a few pennies from MrsSquid....
BTW I agree that heating a #11 E-Xacto blade does not work well....
I prefer a hot cutter that transmits enough heat to melt and join the ends of the fibers wihtout burning them.
Steve's hot cutter is my favorite for most jobs. it heats up FAST and transmits just enough heat to the cloth.
but I also need a iron to melt small holes i.e. for a standoff on a sport kite, where I need either a round or needle point. for that I use the 5in1 hot tool from harbour freight that you can get for $5 when it is on sale so I get them in quanity so I dont have to change the tips and so I have some to give to budding kite builders that come to the Kite Cavren to learn something or to teach me something about kite buiding.
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KiteSquid
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King George VA
P.S. Yet another post by the Squid.....  Doesent he ever shut up???
P.P.S. The wind is like the air, only pushier.
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stevef
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| Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2004 12:44 pm Post subject: |
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| Kitesquid wrote: | | BTW I agree that heating a #11 E-Xacto blade does not work well.... |
Agreed.... seems to be too much of a heat loss between the heating unit and blade.
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Squid, maybe I should add post hole diggers, cement mixers, and pneumatic hammers to my tool section 
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KiteSquid
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Joined: 29 Aug 2003
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Location: USA Virginia King George
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| Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2004 12:54 pm Post subject: |
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| Stevef wrote: | | Kitesquid wrote: | | BTW I agree that heating a #11 E-Xacto blade does not work well.... |
Agreed.... seems to be too much of a heat loss between the heating unit and blade. |
Steel does not transfer heat as well as brass which IIRC is an aloy of copper and tin
| stevef wrote: | | Squid, maybe I should add post hole diggers, cement mixers, and pneumatic hammers to my tool section |
And I could use a good 1/2" drill and a Skill Saw too as the ones I have are quite OLD....
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KiteSquid
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King George VA
P.S. Yet another post by the Squid..... Doesent he ever shut up???
P.P.S. The wind is like the air, only pushier.
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Bob R
Joined: 10 Oct 2004
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Location: STATEN ISLAND, NY USA
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| Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2004 6:06 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks everyone for the comeback on the X-acto Hot Knife.. Saving pennies until November.
Thanks, Bob |
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300M
Joined: 03 Sep 2004
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Location: Newport News, VA
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| Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2004 7:34 pm Post subject: |
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Cliff, I showed your post to the wife and then Steve's. going to order next week in Nov 
Squid, the right tools are nice. I got my nail gun an compressor when I build our shed last year followed by nailer for the porch railing. Cannot believe I waited this long to get one. Like kite stuff, the good ones work real good.
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KiteSquid
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Location: USA Virginia King George
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| Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2004 8:07 am Post subject: |
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and here I am complaining about buying a 20 Oz framing hammer, when I should have been buying a framing nailer and compressor....
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KiteSquid
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King George VA
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