Seachoice Rope Cutting Gun Line, 100 Watt

Very nicely made in Taiwan- (high quality tool, not Chinese garbage). Bought this tool to make clean cuts when running electrical wire and speaker cable inside protective Techflex braided sleeving. This tool melts the fiber ends and seals them. If you cut Techflex (braided sleeving) with scissors, because it is made from braided fiber strands, the ends will fray and the sleeve will begin to unravel. You NEED a hot knife to “cauterize” and melt the ends to prevent this. This tool works perfectly for the application and the handle design makes the hot knife rest at the optimal height on a flat surface or table for hands-free usage. Very happy with the price and quality. Instructions for use: 1) Plug unit into outlet and wait 5-10 minutes for it to warm up 2) Prepare your Techflex Braided Sleeve / Rope / Paracord and mark where you want to cut 3) Depress and hold the orange trigger which causes the the hot knife blade to heat 4) Continue to hold the trigger down to cut your material by placing it over the heated blade and pressing the material down. Do not burn your fingers and stay away from the hot knife blade- it is VERY HOT. ***I allow the unit 5 minutes to cool down before unplugging. I clean the hot knife blade with a towel soaked in water and it cleans up nice and easy**** Do NOT depress the trigger and heat the hot knife blade for more than 60 Seconds / One Minute !!!!! This is the warning from the manufacturer!!!!!

Great rope cutting gun. Worked well with my Nylon 1/2 inch dock line rope. To me using this gun is easier (and less scary) than using something like a heated knife.

This is a soldering gun with a rope cutting tip. This is a bonus for me. My old Weller tips work on this gun. The is not small sleek and modern. It's big and plastic and looks like a retro 1980's tool. However, who cares about looks? The gun heats very fast. When I pick it up I pull the trigger and by the time I pull the rope or line taught, and bring the gun to the line it's ready to cut. Five stars for the price alone. But, the fact that it is really a soldering gun, it even says so printed on the gun, makes this a great buy.

Hindsight being more 20/20, I could have bought a Weller rope cutting tip for my solder gun, but for the price, having a dedicated rope slicer and plastic melter is pretty handy. The thing works like a charm. It has to be a bootleg weller. Exact same feel

This isn't a bad gun. It gets the job done. My only complaints are the piece that heats up was a bit twisted so tough to cut a straight line. Not sure if bent or by design. Also needs to get a bit hotter to make a clean cut. Right now you have to do a lot of sawing back and forth to get through the rope.

Commercial dungeness fisherman here. I bought one because it was so inexpensive that I questioned its performance. Now I'm buying a bunch more just to have on hand because they are so convenient, portable and cut so effectively that I'm not concerned one bit with any of my line unraveling at all. They seem built well, but I can't speak directly to their durability besides that we used it while gearing out 464 pots to start the season. Even if one only last a season then it's still worth every red cent. By season's end I want at least a half a dozen in the cabinet just in case this model becomes hard to find all of a sudden.

this gun heats up beautifully. I purchased it to cut 10 mm line for my sailboat, and then I went through my closet and fixed every frayed shoelace that I had. I’m like a kid in a candy store! It’s simple and it heats up to glowing red. Wonderful product.

Was not even able to use the product. The rope cutting tip was the wrong size and would not fit in the hole even with screw completely backed off.

Works perfect. So glad I bought it. Makes life easier on my hands

Works well. Gets hot fast.

I used it to cut half inch nylon rope as it was perfect

I like the item and it performs as described. the only issue is I found it difficult to clean the blade.

Works great