I used this technique for cutting out fabric for outdoor gear projects (did it at my favorite outdoor fabric store, The Rainshed). It keeps the fabrics from fraying once it's cut, also. I never thought of doing it at home with our soldering iron. I'm excited to try now! You two are very fun to learn from.
I do this method. I use a heavy canning jar to put my iron in between cuts. I knock over the tiny stand. Hubby is IT at his company. He was getting rid of metal sides of old equipment. I cut out large items so I just link them with strong magnets.
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Cuts and finishes edges on one go?! I think I need this! I'm staring at a bunch of poly velvet right now, I wonder how well it would work with thicker fabrics with a pile? Thanks for sharing your techniques! 😄
Becky Doherty It's hit and miss with thicker fabrics, some work well and others are tougher. I also found it works well with polyester wide florist ribbon, which I've use to cut mermaid scales. :) -Harmony
Hi there! I loved this method, but I had some issues with it and wanted to know if you had advice; how do you keep the satin from slipping and stretching around as you're working? I find that the fabric gets pulled around as I'm trying to cut through it. Much thanks!
Hi there! Amazing video :) I m from portugal, so to buy from amazon will take sometime espeacially now. I want to buy one here. Question: Do you know what is the minimum temperature to cut fabric? And how many watts? A 100w is it too much? Thank youuu
Hold on. While this can work to cut fabrics, any time you are talking about using heat to melt plastics you are introducing fumes from said melting plastic. This is negligent to encourage without mentioning proper ventilation. Either outside or with plenty of ventilation indoors. Preferably this should be done in a proper fume hood. And although its not covered in this video, cutting Styrofoam-even foamcore sheets should be done with plenty of airflow as it is particularly toxic.
I used this technique for cutting out fabric for outdoor gear projects (did it at my favorite outdoor fabric store, The Rainshed). It keeps the fabrics from fraying once it's cut, also. I never thought of doing it at home with our soldering iron. I'm excited to try now! You two are very fun to learn from.
Thank you! I use this for projects that are prone to fraying or ripping all the time, super handy!
I do this method. I use a heavy canning jar to put my iron in between cuts. I knock over the tiny stand.
Hubby is IT at his company. He was getting rid of metal sides of old equipment. I cut out large items so I just link them with strong magnets.
Hi, Thank you for sharing! Can you cut silk with a soldering iron?
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Cuts and finishes edges on one go?! I think I need this! I'm staring at a bunch of poly velvet right now, I wonder how well it would work with thicker fabrics with a pile?
Thanks for sharing your techniques! 😄
Becky Doherty It's hit and miss with thicker fabrics, some work well and others are tougher. I also found it works well with polyester wide florist ribbon, which I've use to cut mermaid scales. :) -Harmony
Damsels in DIY Mermaid scales?! That sounds beautiful! Maybe I'll test soldering some velvet scraps, I have enough hanging around now!
Becky Doherty Definitely try it! You never know. :)
where can i buy this cutter?
does it apply to all materials? thickness of the fabric? type of the fabric?
Hi there! I loved this method, but I had some issues with it and wanted to know if you had advice; how do you keep the satin from slipping and stretching around as you're working? I find that the fabric gets pulled around as I'm trying to cut through it. Much thanks!
I think it's only meant for polyesters
Hi there! Amazing video :) I m from portugal, so to buy from amazon will take sometime espeacially now. I want to buy one here.
Question: Do you know what is the minimum temperature to cut fabric? And how many watts? A 100w is it too much?
Thank youuu
Looks like Damsels in DIY don't respond very often =\
I would like to know if with this tool we can cut felt fabric?Many Thanks***
+Solange Teles felt is a little thick so it might get messy, it also might depend on what the felt is made from. You could always test it out. :)
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is it ok? cutting for organza and velvet fabrics!
Won’t work on velvet, but is great for poly organza.
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From Were we can buy this tool mam..i want this
Here's a link: amzn.to/2ExdKMp Enjoy!
is this knife OK for net fabric or satin
As long as they are thin and 100% poly or acetate style fabrics it should be fine. :)
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This type of sodering iron is quite uncommon how can we get it?
Edges are burnet meaning They are slightly brownish , !
Indeed, but it's a problem only if you're using very light colored or white materials. Should be all good if you mainly use black material and such.
Hold on.
While this can work to cut fabrics, any time you are talking about using heat to melt plastics you are introducing fumes from said melting plastic. This is negligent to encourage without mentioning proper ventilation. Either outside or with plenty of ventilation indoors. Preferably this should be done in a proper fume hood. And although its not covered in this video, cutting Styrofoam-even foamcore sheets should be done with plenty of airflow as it is particularly toxic.
yeah i used to do this to make flower petals from organza too and it will definitely make you dizzy after cutting a while