Burning holes in plastic? Would it work?

[loip90876]

would burning holes in plastic work? or should I just cut.

 

[snowpenguin]

Cut.

Shrink your sig, there's wasted space and it's a big sig, might as well remove those extra lines.

 

[hailrazer]

When you burn plastic it deforms it quite a ways back from where you burn. So it basically ruins the plastic quite a bit.

 

[XCVG]

Cutting is better but melting works. Decent for rough holes, or use a lot of bondo. Use a soldering iron you don't care about, or a proper hot knife.

 

[snowpenguin]

Speaking of, time for a shameless plug.

I've got a *Can'tSayThisOnTV*TON of cheap soldering irons, like >100. If anyone wants to buy one or more for melting or soldering even for broke people, send me a pm.

 

[Mako321]

I have >100 soldering irons aswell.
4 to be exact, all with humungous tips that I will one day file/sand down to make small.

 

[snowpenguin]

4 isn't more than 100.

 

[XCVG]

Remember mako, the alligator always eats the largest number.

 

[βeta]

Don't melt holes. Drill them.

 

[TheNineRings]

GAH! I ACCIDENTLY GOT PLASTIC ON MY NEW SOLDERING IRON!

How can I get it off?

 

[βeta]

Melt it.

 

[TheNineRings]

It isnt coming off like that, could I sand it off? Or would that be a very stupid idea?

 

[βeta]

that will work. chisel might work. Getting a new tip would work.

 

[snowpenguin]

Heat the iron up.

Clean it with a sponge.

Do this regularly.

 

[TheNineRings]

Yay! Thanks for the info! I sound extremely overenthusiastic! YAY!

 

[XCVG]

600 grit sandpaper. I would have used finer but I didn't have any at the time.

 

[loip90876]

GAH! I ACCIDENTLY GOT PLASTIC ON MY NEW SOLDERING IRON!

How can I get it off?

*EPIC*