My New Heat Sealing Iron for Welding TPU Coated Fabrics
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- Опубліковано 15 вер 2024
- In this video I introduce my digital "leather iron" and show how to modify it for use as a heat sealing iron. There are several sellers of these irons on Aliexpress.com and Amazon.com at any given time, but the brand names are inconsistent - just go to those sites and search for "leather iron" and pick one that looks similar to the one in this video. If you're in North America, choose the 110V version (it should have the correct plug, so you won't need to buy an adapter). On Alixpress, the cost is usually about $25 USD including shipping from China, and they take about two weeks to arrive. The price is usually higher on Amazon but it might arrive faster, depending on where it ships from.
For more information about DIY Packrafts, heat sealable fabrics, and other heat sealing tools, visit www.diypackraft.com and check out the FAQ and Shop pages.
Analog iron video: • Heat Sealing "Leather ...
Heat sealing demonstration video (how to use the iron): • Heat Sealing Airtight ...
About five years ago I went deep down the road of MYOG. But eventually gave up. Thank you for reminding me about my interest! Nice video, keep it up.
Thanks! It's a fun hobby :D
I bought this same iron a month ago and used a bastard file to flatten it. A great iron for seam sealing.
Oh good! Did it take long?
Hey Dear Bro. You are awesome. Thank you sahring us excellent informations. May i ask you something. Does TPU coating affect to weld PVC fabrics eachother negatively by heating
Can you rephrase this question? I’m not sure what you mean
Is there a difference between this kind of welder and a high frequency one ? In term of results ? Thanks
Depending on the application, the results should be similar.
@@DIYPackraft Asking this, because I don't think to be able to make my own packraft, I'm thinking of buying one, but the repair will have to be done by myself, and I saw some manufacturers using high frequency welding machine
@guiemink Ah, yeah, it would be hard to justify the cost of an HF welder to repair one packraft… and it might require parts of the tool to be on opposite sides of the fabric, which might not be possible in your case. For a repair, an iron and a scrap of fabric would be my first choice, and a needle and thread plus Aquaseal would be my second choice.
@@DIYPackraft Thanks again for all the informations !!! So lovely :)
what's its max temp because it might be nice for pyrography.
300 degrees C
@@DIYPackraft yeah I saw that in your video. I'll keep it in mind for a mod. My friend does wood burning and has needed a large iron for covering large areas of black.
Dude, after buying the UL kit in black, I am still sealing after several days. I so regret buying DIY packraft, and when I am Finnish I would be surprised if it floats at all or don't leak...
I’m sorry that the experience hasn’t matched your expectations! It seems like you’re pretty frustrated, which I’m sorry to see.
Making a packraft isn’t the best choice for everyone, but I do try to educate people about the products, the construction process, and the time commitment so they can make an informed decision before they buy a kit. There’s also a forum and detailed customer build reports on the website so anyone can ask questions and see what other customers are saying.
If you have feedback, I will appreciate it.
It’s definitely not something that can be rushed. I felt like as I was doing mine I had to force myself to slow down. It was frustrating at times as I slowly moved 1-2 inches. End product turned out great but it comes down to how meticulous you have to be to get it right in the end.
It can seem tedious, but maybe just adjust your expectations about the time investment and just pace it out a little bit-- it's worth the effort. I built a Telkwa from them a few years ago and I found that it took pretty much exactly as long as the instructions said it would. Probably 40 hours for the boat and maybe 10 more for the extras (TiZip, spray deck and skirt, attachment points, stuff like that.)
When I was building it I would just throw on a podcast and put in an hour or two each evening after work and after a few weeks of that, it was done. It seemed really slow at the time (I might finish one tube section in a 1-2hr session) but it adds up quick. In the end my boat turned out bomber. I've been running class III-IV water in it for three seasons now.