Interesting - my cheap-o soldering iron cuts through synthetic fabric as quickly as scissors or utility knife. I'll check the wattage rating, although I don't remember it being sufficiently high....

: Hmm, my inexpensive pen-style soldering iron takes forever to cut
: fabric. By now, I guess I should have a fancy electric cutter,
: but I just use scissors and a _______ {something stupid}
: instead. Be very careful, use a low ______, and keep a fire
: extinguisher handy. It goes pretty fast, but I'm definitely not
: recommending this, whatever it is . . . .

: Good luck!