• Curiousfur@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    Harbor freight sells a plastic “welder” that is basically just a soldering iron/wood burner with a big flat tip, might be what you are looking for

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      1 month ago

      Yeah I’ve seen a couple. Problem is I still can’t figure out exactly what temp I need to be at to melt the PLA without it burning or sticking to the melting tool. It seems to have such a specific temp where it all works but I am not able to replicate the same temp with the dial. I got a Lazer thermometer and the dial on wood engraver seems off by a good margin and not always in the same amount.