• jonw replied to the topic Heat-sealing tools in the forum DIY Packrafts 6 years, 11 months ago

    I couldn’t find a small sturdy iron in Sydney Australia and I didn’t want to buy one online without seeing it first as they all looked way too big, so I built this one out of a $15 hair straightener. It was a 40-watt hair straightener and I used the heating elements from both sides of the straightener in the iron. The dial adjusts to 230°C and it…[Read more]

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