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This gets used a lot in our garage. I built it with plywood and a lamp dimmer, guitar string and mounted a guitar tuning knob assembly for getting the correct tension. Once you have the tension right, strings will last and last.

I re-purposed and made some new tombstones this year and my most used tool was a Dremel type rotary tool (mine has flex shaft), and then a rasp or styrofoam shaver, I also used our heat gun quite a bit.

Originally Posted by Bryan316

Coulda bought my weller for $139, so I checked Amazon on my phone while still in the store, saw it was about $96 after shipping and told the sales guy, "Can you beat this?" He said hell no, definitely can't. Heh heh.

I'll only be using this Stahl for tombstones. All my electrical work is with my good solder equipmentses. If I can get this Stahl just warm enough to melt foam without burning it, VICTORY

That it should do quite nicely. I'd bought this one while I was waiting on parts for my Hakko when it failed. My main station is a Hakko FX951-66, but I'd never ever...ever use that for foam or wood burning. The only argument I have over the Stahl, is that I had to add a little more insulation around the sleeve if your using it for an extended duration. Otherwise, it's pretty damn nice considering it's price/performance!

Originally Posted by buckaneerdude

This gets used a lot in our garage. I built it with plywood and a lamp dimmer, guitar string and mounted a guitar tuning knob assembly for getting the correct tension. Once you have the tension right, strings will last and last.

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Ah yes, I've been wanting to make one myself. I just have to get around to it at some point. I hate the mess saws (and even Dremels) make cutting foam, even with a Shopvac attached to their exhaust... :s