I bought one to use specifically as a plastic welder. Temp control adds just the right extra control to stitch various thickness plastics back together. Temp control and proper fill rod material with a bit of practice and I've now added plastic welding to my "Repair Skills CV". I grind my own tip shapes to accommodate the particular repair. Started with a regular pencil type solder gun, and soon wanted better heat control..
On Tue, Aug 24, 2021 at 6:52 PM Peter Frederick via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > That one isn't bad, but you can get, for a few more dollars, one with a > digital readout. Easier to control since you can set it properly, and > typically they all use Weller type screw-on tips. > > I got one with hot air two for adventures in surface mount repair, which > so far has been pretty much a disaster. No longer have very steady hands, > and that occasional un-commanded twitch can send a dozen tiny bits off into > the great never-never. > > Certainly worth $35 to get good heat control though! > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
