hot knife suggestions

[TZBrown]

Just get a tile cutting tip like I linked above and it is already the perfect shape.

I'm going to try that tip.
The longer one just makes it easier for me to follow the straight edge

[stevebo]

Thanks for all the help guys!!!

[Mrprez]

What surface do you cut on to not leave burn marks?

I would use hardboard with the soldering gun. It worked quite nicely.

[gmcttr]

What surface do you cut on to not leave burn marks?

Tempered hardboard is the cutting surface of choice. It's relatively inexpensive and will last a long time.

I'm going to try that tip.
The longer one just makes it easier for me to follow the straight edge

I hold the gun at ~45* angle and pull it to use one of the long edges to cut. Using the edge instead of the point makes it cut better and allows it to easily follow a straight edge.

[TZBrown]

What surface do you cut on to not leave burn marks?

If the items are less than 2 ft long I have a piece of heavy tempered plate glass I lay out to cut on.
Longer items I cut on the lay out table top, tempered hardboard. it does leave a mark, but not a burn, if you don't stay in one place long

[bayoubomber]

Here's the one I use and its super sharp!

[Bothwell Voyageur]

I've found that many hot hot knives don't get hot enough for polyester webbing and have had some fail after cutting a couple of dozen pieces of webbing in one go.

Finally decided to stump up for one of these.

http://www.sailrite.com/Sailrite-Edg...t#.UrIaifvY-So

I really like the cutting foot that protects the surface below.

BV

[Seeker]

+1 for the soldering iron/metal straightedge method. I do it right on my workbench if it's skinny or on my metal-topped table saw if it's wider.

[hodad]

I've found that many hot hot knives don't get hot enough for polyester webbing and have had some fail after cutting a couple of dozen pieces of webbing in one go.

Finally decided to stump up for one of these.

http://www.sailrite.com/Sailrite-Edg...t#.UrIaifvY-So

I really like the cutting foot that protects the surface below.

BV

We have this knife from Sailrite and use if often on our boat canvas work (usually Sunbrella) as well as lighter backpacking applications. It's expensive, but keep your eye out and Sailrite runs specials up to 20% off.