lossychan Posted 11 hours ago (edited) 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. Edited 11 hours ago by lossychan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
