Walnut HollowProfessional Hot Knife for Cutting & Carving Foam Making Stencils and Cutting Vinyl & Plastic

Works exactly how it is supposed to.

The plastic nut and bolt set which anchors the toilet seat somehow got fused together. I tried wd-40 specialist solution but because it was fused, didn’t loosen up. I tried sawing chunks off with my steak knife. It worked somewhat, but id be there till Christmas. I needed a faster solution. The awkward angle under the side of toilet made it impossible to get a hacksaw or anything bulky in that space. So I figured why not use a hot knife. It worked! Instructions say let the knife do the work and don’t force. I admittedly didn’t follow that rule to a tee. I did do a cutting motion on the pieces. It took about an hour or so, with cramping and pain in my knees. But I powered through and the bolt broke free. I was able to remove those pesky pieces and replace them. The con is that the knife gets so hot it smells like fire and whatever it burns through will leave dark burn marks on the blade. The cord is only 2.5 ft short the most. All in all, it did the job and I’m at this price point, I’ll keep it in my tool arsenal. The pics show what the nut and bolt should look like, versus it fused onto the toilet, and the end result.

Many of these knives that are touted as being for plastic, aren't. They are really good at cutting through nylon, foam, and other very lightweight materials. They will cut through plastic, over time, you just can't force it otherwise they will break.This knife is no exception. It heats up, it cuts through objects by melting them, but it is by no means meant to easily slice through plastic or anything "heavy". If you have space limitations in what you are working with, this will work, just know that it will be a while so don't rush it. If you have all the space in the world to work with something, then spend the money and get one of the actual hot knives.

I purchased this particular hot knife because the reviews were good.I received a defective knife. It worked for a few minutes, but then it started to smoke, so I shut it off.Sometimes, defective items get sent; it happens.I ordered a replacement, the replacement works great, just as it should..

I used this to make a foam cut out of peppa pig. I’m not sure it worked as well as it should. Plus since it was as taking me so long to cut through the foam I had the cutter on for about and hour and the blade started to burn and smell.This is my first time using a hot cutter so idk if the difficulty of use is because of me or the quality of the blade.All and all I’m not disappointed or happy with the product. It did what it needed to do but I also feel like I could of just used a regular blade and received the same results

Had to cut hard plastic and it did the job.had to use it for wall panels.

I was able to complete a project that proved to be nearly impossible with my rotary tool and cutting burr cutting a piece of plastic and a piece of plexiglass to fit. The hot knife just cuts through them almost like butter once it heats up enough. You can’t beat the results for the price!

Knife works and cuts PLA as I needed, but it gets very hot and there is no insulator on the handle and will burn your hand if you use it for more than three or four minutes continuously. You will have to cut what you need to cut quickly or provide your own insulator on the handle as I did so you can use it for extended periods of time. The design is just like old solderings irons I've had in the past, but the soldering irons have had a protective rubber coating or cork coating to keep your hand from being burned. This looks to be a design where they neglected to put the insulator around there to save money and make it a cheap item. I recommend finding something for a few more dollars that has something to protect your hand from being burned.