ROMECH 100W Fabric Cutter Rope Cutter, Pro Electric Hot Knife Heat Sealer with Adjustable Power, Cutting Tool Kit with Blades & Accessories (100W, RM-014)

bought this to cut and seal marine canvas, very please with the performance and the price.

Great tool. Would buy again.

i MYOG outdoor gear and can't say enough good about this cutter, at least compared to everything else I've tried. Hot cutting is critical, especially for home production, to keep the synthetics from fraying. It can also just be a heck of a lot easier for certain cuts. I've used this cutter on about 40 yards of cuts so far, and it's been instantly better than the previous solutions I tried that were based on soldering irons. It heats up in seconds, and the analog temperature adjustments seems consistent, and precise enough to get relatively smoke-free cuts. I've used the bottom knife guide exclusively. This has allowed me to not have to cut on cardboard. If I just tip the unit up slightly, I can even cut directly on a plastic workbench. The only improvement I would make is some sort of "outfeed" separator, which would keep the two cut pieces apart behind the cut, like a table saw riving knife. Thin materials requires some finger contortions to keep them from bunching behind the knife near edges, and thicker materials can stay hot enough after the knife to bond back together slightly. Not even remotely a deal killer, as this is SO much better than everything else I've used, but noted for completeness.

Tricky to cut out tight circles accurately.

Excellent - as advertised

I never knew what a hot knife was, util making some new patio furniture covers. OMG.. best thing in the world.... NO FRAYING of the fabric.

bought it for my sewing room. easy to use. the right cut blade size and value for money. will buy a second one

It works fine. Be careful until you get used to it. There seem to be no instructions as to how to mount and adjust the shoe. Mounting is easy but adjusting it to be useful is not. I finally took it off because it blocked my view of the fabric and also it got hot quickly and I was afraid of scorching the fabric. The plastic case seemed to be a selling point, but It's useless after you mount the blade as it will no longer fit into the case. I think I will just toss it in the trash. A shame.