<p>Does anyone have any information about using a soldering iron to fix and retouch 3D prints?
On the market, for example, we can find Modifi3D pen. Why has nobody created a simple soldering tip for this use?</p>
<p>I have a TS100 soldering iron which has great temperature control and I think it would be perfect for this use.</p>
<p>Does anyone think it's a bad idea?</p>

[{'answer_id': 16023, 'author': 'Abel', 'author_id': 23523, 'author_profile': 'https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/users/23523', 'pm_score': 1, 'selected': False, 'text': "<p>Cutting materials with a 'hot knife' isn't anything new.  There should be a fairly established toolset for working foam.  For 3D prints, I prefer to add coatings rather than modify surfaces with a hand held tool after.  I do run a drill bit through printed holes though.</p>\n"}, {'answer_id': 16024, 'author': 'Trish', 'author_id': 8884, 'author_profile': 'https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/users/8884', 'pm_score': 2, 'selected': False, 'text': "<p>I have used a standard soldering iron to modify and fix 3D prints in the past. You have to keep some things in mind when doing so:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Don't overheat your material. PLA can take a soldering iron of about 230\xa0°C before charring.</li>\n<li>Don't use a tip with solder, or you will get grey deposits in the plastic.</li>\n<li>Round tips or flat tips both work fine, but you want to not dump <em>too</em> much heat into the model or you start to deform the print as it needs to cool again.</li>\n<li>Using snippets from the end of the spool for soldering is a good way to recycle the &quot;waste&quot;.</li>\n</ul>\n"}]
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