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Hello! I thought I’d make a new post of this so I can update it with new things. I’m learning how to customize DDH ^^. I will show what I’ve learned so far. Here is the first pass of my heat pen ^^. I decided to go with Hakko My Pen Alpha since most of the learning material was based on it, but I think any pen that can get a low enough temperature should work. I sanded down the provided nibs, I did most of the work with a sanded down “knife” nib but it didn’t work the best! I also made the shavings too thick. If the shavings are too thick they won’t melt well and layer thickly. It’s important to have the vinyl melt to incorporate without it burning. The window between melting and burning is a little small, but if you follow the directions that Tsutomu-senpai provides it’s very easy. I’m using a damaged practice head ^^. Here is some cleanup done with the shaved down standard stylus nib and sandpaper. Some of the vinyl rubs off probably because it’s not adhered well. The shaved down stylus nib works a lot better! Tsutomu has some nibs you can buy, or you can buy and sand your own. But I’m happy with my first attempt^^. The vinyl is pretty forgiving. It traps color from dust or burning easily. One eye took a couple hours. I still need to get a few things before I can make more professional looking mods.
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Hello! I recently bought a Hakko soldering iron station, however reviewing most DDH customization videos they use the Hakko My Pen Alpha, which is for slightly different use (seems to be advertised as more crafts based) and very similarly priced. Should I refund and get the My Pen Alpha? Or is any soldering iron/ heat pen appropriate as long as it doesn’t burn the vinyl?
