EXSO RIGID MINI IRON for smoothing filament, pet clothes, tape bonding, sneaker silicone, clothes silicone, coffee paper filter crimping.

Was unable to find a shrink coat trim iron for my model airplane covering tight spots. The Hobbico, Tower and Hangar9 trim irons are all out of stock and costing nearly $50. This iron has an almost identical ironing shoe and cost less than 50% of the others. Luckily I read about this iron on one of the model airplane forums and Amazon had them in stock. I finally got mine after some ordering problems and used it the other night. It works greag and is higly recommended. The low heat setting are just a little below 200 degrees F and the high a little over 325, which works well for sealing most coveings around servo openings on wings and fuselages. Highly recommended.

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I purchased this primarily as something more compact to iron seams when sewing. I liked the idea that it could serve a dual purpose of pushing out corners and ironing fabric at the same time. Previously I was using a small travel iron that didn’t get very hot. After reading reviews I was confident that this would be the solution but I don’t find that this gets very hot either. I was also very off put by the smell which hasn’t gone away after a few uses. I don’t even know how to describe it but it made me really nauseous the first use. Hopefully it will go away soon.Overall, it’s good in a pinch and hopefully we can get some diverse usage out of it. I just wish it got hotter and didn’t produce such an awful smell.

For the price, this has a lot of quality. A lot better than other tacking irons I have used in the $30 range.The finish on the head is smooth and flawless. The plastic handle is is thick and substantial, you will not be burning your hands on it, as it offers good isolation from the head.

Worked perfectly. Kept on medium and used a piece of handkerchief for a sock in a few places. But was all I needed.

It was the size I wanted, but even the low temperature was too hot for the Ultracote film I'm using it with. Wish there was a cooler setting. I allow it to heat up, then unplug it for a while, which is a clumsy way to use it.

Was not what I thought it was , for refining 3d pen creations but it does work for actual ironing of small craft item like doll clothes or bias tape.

Great price and very easy to handle. Thus little iron is awesome. It has 2 settings (hot and very hot). It has a cute little stand , but BE CAREFUL, it will slide at times depending on the work suface and how low the cord hangs. Overall its a nice little iron that's great for small jobs or tight spaces. Would definitely recommend.