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

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.

I used this to carve a foam pumpkin and it worked great! Likes + handy stand + heats up quickly + two blades + easy on-off switch Dislikes - for intricate carving, the blade is a bit too wide at the base I loved this hot knife. I had never tried to carve a foam pumpkin before (or used a hot knife) and it worked great! I loved everything mentioned above. My dislike is not even really about the knife, but the blades included. They are perfect for everything but very precise carving and I was only able to carve openings as wide as the blade or larger because the foam of the pumpkin is so thick it has to reach the widest point to make it all the way through. So, that is pretty specific to this project. Great knife! Fun project!

Pros: 1) Heats up fast 2) Good balance 3) Precise cuts 4) Easy for going around curves Cons: 1) Very slow cutting at about 1/8" thick 4 day cured resin. 2) Have to just wait cannot be forced, have to let it glide at its own speed. 3) Smooth clean cutting but very slow travel time, it lets you know when it wants to move, you cannot boss it around. 4) Handle gets warm, not too hot but warm enough, not a showstopper. 5) I can continue to use it, but only until something hotter comes along, so many reviews for these are bad due to their low power and slow cutting speed, If you can find one, based on the performance of this one, I would say try to go 15-20 watts hotter, if possible, even if it cost twice as much. I use it for hobbyist things, however if I were in a true business production environment, this would not cut it, no pun intended. For some applications if seems like it is a good product, for Epoxy 1/8 and over it just does not get hot enough to be efficient. The cut edges were very clean.

This little hot knife sure did the trick even one some thicker foam. I purchased this hot knife to carve out a foam jack o lantern, and it worked great! Heated up relatively fast, the handle itself didn't heat up too much while holding it. It cuts smoothly and the blades that come with it are sharp, and easy to screw on/off. I love that the knife comes with it's own stand as well, helps keeps the work place from burning down lol.

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..

It worked for my purpose but as one review pointed out only the back end of the knife gets hot enough to do anything and that makes it more difficult to use. I used this to cut large holes in plastic lids and with some patience and going slow I was able to make my holes. The were rough and I'll have to sand them to smooth them out but I still got my hole made. This would be loads better if the whole knife heated. ALSO BE CAREFUL because the handle gets pretty warm too and that really makes it more dangerous. I'll use it for the next two holes I gotta make and be done with it so for the price it's good. But if you want something for the long run look elsewhere

I'm a complete novice when it comes to converting rubber stamps to cling foam mounted stamps. After much research I chose to purchase this HotKnife based on reviews and cost. I also watched some YouTube videos using this particular model. All that research has paid off because I love this tool! It heats up quickly. I would say in less than three minutes even though the instructions say to wait five. It slices through the EZ mount cling foam like butter. I've used it on some pretty complicated rubber stamps that have a lot of twists and turns. After doing 40+ stamps I've yet to mess up a single one! It's that easy to use. I will say the stand is a little wonky and I've managed to knock it over a lot. It's probably just a little too light for the weight of the HotKnife. But that is literally my only complaint about this tool. It has a couple of extra blades so I'm set for awhile. From what I've seen it's pretty easy to find replacement blades. I did notice that in the questions there was some speculation as to whether the HotKnife would cut through the red rubber that many of the older rubber stamps are made with and some of the new ones too. I'm happy to report that I had no problem with that, and I highly recommend using this HotKnife if you are converting your rubber stamps or creating new cling foam mounted stamps. All in all, I'm very happy with my purchase and I would definitely buy this again if I had to do over.

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.

works great. no issues

Should give a warning that this does not work in 230v countries, could actually pose a fire hazard, very dangerous.

We bought the hot knife in April and didn’t use it until recently to trim the bleaching trays. The handle got heated very hot instantly and the tip melted/ broke after the first go

Power is 110V. Not compatible with 220V countries. I didn't check the voltage and mine burned in a minute. The seller should include this in the description.

I like that is exactly as described. It arrived in great shape and is perfect for working with vinyl and ribbon.