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Xacto X73780 Precision Soldering Iron and Hot Knife Tip

Xacto X73780 Precision Soldering Iron and Hot Knife Tip
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Xacto X73780 Precision Soldering Iron and Hot Knife Tip

 
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SCG3-X73780

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Sold as each. 30 watt, 720 degrees. No roll flange. Plastic handle. Rapid heat build-up and constant temperature. Removes epoxy, cuts plastic, styrofoam, candles. UL listed. Manufacturer number: X73780. Country of origin: Taiwan. Distributed by Elmer's Products, Inc.

 
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Product Details
Product Length:12.8 inches
Product Width:4.8 inches
Product Height:1.41 inches
Product Weight:0.35 pounds
Package Length:12.5 inches
Package Width:5.0 inches
Package Height:1.75 inches
Package Weight:0.35 pounds
Average Customer Rating: based on 17 reviews

Features
  • Precision soldering iron and hot knife tip

  • Stainless Steel With Heat-Resistant Plastic Handles

  • No-Roll Flange For Increased Safety

  • Hot Knife Attachment For Accurate Cuts Through Plastic, Styrofoam and Candles

  • UL Approved


Customer Reviews
Average Customer Review:3.0 ( 17 customer reviews )
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 found the following review helpful:


1This Xacto Product Simply Fails  Feb 20, 2009 By Peter Z. Hilligoss
I have built many architectural models over my career as a student and I usually count on Xacto for making decent products. This one however, did not work. The solder tip screws in fine to the threaded barrel, but when you want to make precise cuts into styrofoam as I do, you physically CANNOT attach the knife attachment to the threaded barrel. This is supposed to work the same way a knife tightens by spinning the textured barrel, yet the screws are not long enough to secure the blade.
Simply put, if you want a cheap soldering iron with a useless hot knife attachment that doesn't heat up enough to cut foam, buy this-if not, select another model.

7 of 7 found the following review helpful:


1Two words: DON"T BUY  Jun 03, 2009 By J. Kobliha
It's sad when we have come to a time when once reputable companies sell such substandard products. The review that said junk was being nice. The tip does not screw in far enough to secure to the iron. I worked around this by grinding some of the barrel so the tip would screw in further. This worked until the barrel split in half. We live in an age of a disposable society. Companies exist by making inferior products, and when they fail we just toss them and move on. Skip this product, the land fills are full enough.

3 of 3 found the following review helpful:


3It works if...  Mar 04, 2009 By Rob M
Originally I got very excited about finally being able to use the Xacto blades I already had in a hot knife, but the problem is it doesn't work that way. The Xacto blades are too thin and simply cannot transfer any heat through the cutting edge. BUT there is some hope...

I am cutting heavy nylon webbing with mine, but not with the blade tip. The package also had a round tip that carried heat much better. I made this into a more bladed tip by heating the unit up and hammering the round tip flat. This makes it a bit denser as well to hold heat. I then took the tip to a grinding wheel to make it even sharper. Works very well now. Just don't expect the blade tip to do anything that a normal Xacto handle can't.

2 of 2 found the following review helpful:


1The knife does not work.  Aug 28, 2011 By Sanssouci572
It never heated up. The copper area where it connects got hot, but the tip itself did not.
So. I thought I would use it as a knife without any heat, and its very awkward to hold. I got this to cut stencils, thinking it would be more precise and that I would avoid over-cuts.
It doesn't work hot or cold.

1 of 1 found the following review helpful:


3xacto soldering  Mar 09, 2011 By DOBIE012
it's your basic soldering iron w/ a twist. the tip it comes w/ is a XACTO knife. good, yes? the bad, it seems that the tip doesn't seat so well on the iron and either it's that or it's the XACTO knife itself, but it does NOT heat up so well. Sure, the tip is super sharp since it is a XACTO tip, but it doesn't heat up as a soldering tip should. but it should be good enough for wax projects and other similar uses. maybe ok for cheap soft plastics like model kits, etc.

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