: Thanks for all of the suggestions. The one that sounded the easiest and
: safest for a newbie was getting the soldering gun from Home Depot. I
: bought the next up model which has more tips to choose from for other
: projects. At $10 for more power and additional accessories and a carrying
: case (hey, I'm a woman), it seemed like a good deal.
: I will let all ya'all know how it turns out.
: BTW, can you use a leather gun belt holster to rest the heated gun in between
: cuts? ;-)
: Kyle H.

Anything the tip hits while heated will suck the heat out of the tip, best to lay it on something so the tip is in the air.

Bill H.