Seachoice Rope Cutting Gun Line, 100 Watt

Very nicely made in Taiwan- (high quality tool, not Chinese garbage).Bought this tool to make clean cuts when running electrical wire and speaker cable inside protective Techflex braided sleeving. This tool melts the fiber ends and seals them.If you cut Techflex (braided sleeving) with scissors, because it is made from braided fiber strands, the ends will fray and the sleeve will begin to unravel.You NEED a hot knife to “cauterize” and melt the ends to prevent this. This tool works perfectly for the application and the handle design makes the hot knife rest at the optimal height on a flat surface or table for hands-free usage.Very happy with the price and quality.Instructions for use:1) Plug unit into outlet and wait 5-10 minutes for it to warm up2) Prepare your Techflex Braided Sleeve / Rope / Paracord and mark where you want to cut3) Depress and hold the orange trigger which causes the the hot knife blade to heat4) Continue to hold the trigger down to cut your material by placing it over the heated blade and pressing the material down. Do not burn your fingers and stay away from the hot knife blade- it is VERY HOT.***I allow the unit 5 minutes to cool down before unplugging. I clean the hot knife blade with a towel soaked in water and it cleans up nice and easy****Do NOT depress the trigger and heat the hot knife blade for more than 60 Seconds / One Minute !!!!! This is the warning from the manufacturer!!!!!

This thing works great. Heats up quickly and melts through synthetic rope quickly. Actually uses exactly 100watts.

This heats up decently fast and goes through rope just fine. It doesn't get quite as hot or heat up quite as fast as some of the higher priced ones, but you get what you pay for. I am using it for small work on lines or webbing for parachuting equipment and currently using it once a month at best, so it is sufficient for me. As business picks up I will upgrade to a higher end one, but if you just want to put a new set of lines on your boat or something, this is do you just fine. Even though I knew I was buying an economy model, minus one star because it is kind of slow to heat up.

I am a bit embarrassed to admit I didn’t think this purchase through. When it arrived I realized I could have probably purchased just the heating tip with the blade. I am satisfied I now have a second soldering gun. It is made in Taiwan. Sold by a US company Sea Choice. This gun has a maximum use time of 60 seconds. That is plenty of time to make a single cut. It is interesting the heat is hottest right in the center of the blade tip. The nylon 1.5 inch strap melts more at that point before the edges melt. It’s not been a problem except on tubing strap that I squeeze to keep the tube open so the two sides don’t fuse. I thing it probable any such cutting blade would be the same. The Brand and country of origin are not on the gun. Only the label on the box has that information. It arrived with the blade tip not attached. The tip must be removed in order for it to fit in the box for storage. It is all satisfactory for the price.

This cutting gun works great for cutting Techflex sleeving without any fraying. It was well worth the money I spent on it. I can easily stand it on its backside, press down on the trigger to let it heat up, then use both hands on the Techflex to cut it over the hot knife. I would not hesitate to purchase this product again if needed.

used on sailboat halyards and sheets -- cut well, seals well. I then whip my lines for extra security.

This works great and is less expensive than many offered.

This made our rope cutting project so easy!