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Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

Couldn’t you use a soldering air gun? Actually I don’t know if there are cheap ones that can get a nice low temp, but the nozzle tends to be a fine tip.

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Mr_Mofu@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
I have tried using a Regular Soldering Iron to smooth out the surfaces, to not a lotta luck tho. At what temps can the Plastic Colouring be regained? Because I think I had mine set too high

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- Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  I’ve used my soldering iron at 200c to re-attach broken off pieces, to much success.
  
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SpikesOtherDog@ani.social ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
I got a cheap 862D combo soldering iron from Amazon for $50 about 5 years ago. It goes down to 200°C.

Just remember to put it on a separate power strip and turn off the strip when you are done. These are super cheap, and I wouldn’t recommend leaving them plugged in unattended.

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