Re: Anybody out there using....

From: john_kagan <john_kagan_at_hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:46:18 -0000

Some cautery tools are *WAY* too hot for cutting film. As Bill mentioned, a 15 watt iron is about right. There are also cautery tools with adjustable temperatures (via a dial on the top).

Worst case, blip the cautery on and then let it cool down a bit. Not easy to get right, but it works in a pinch.

If it is glowing bright red, don't even bother trying to use it.

BTW - at least you didn't try that on old-school microfilm. Then you would have had a nice big flash to go along with the traveling balsa embers :)
Received on Tue Jan 26 2010 - 11:48:32 CET