Plastic Welder Preferences?

I was wondering if members, who have had to make repairs on their kayaks, have any preferences to the types of plastic welders that they use. If there is a certain model you have why did you choose it? I'm looking at a couple of different types but thought I'd ask here first for your opinions. Thanks for the advice!

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I am currently using KC Welder in repairing my Kayak. I bought it in urethanesupply site. You can also learn from their site by reading the tutorials in how to properly repair a Kayak.

I've never used a plastic welder, just heat gun, plastic & a butter knife. OK has a good write-up on doing it here:

http://www.oceankayak.com/product_support/repair.html#welding

I've heard good things on the KC Welder, though. Be cool to try one out.

I once used my soldering iron/wood burner and some extra plastic to repair a crack in my old Cobra Navigator.  It seemed to do a pretty good job and I didn't have to go out and buy a new tool.

Brian

I once used my soldering iron/wood burner and some extra plastic to repair a crack in my old Cobra Navigator.  It seemed to do a pretty good job and I didn't have to go out and buy a new tool.

Brian

INSAYN is smart,he saves the shavings from drilling holes to use as crack filler..

At Sunset Sports Jack uses a soldering iron and some plastic also, he use one of those small torchs with a fine tip to get into the crack. works good

I once used my soldering iron/wood burner and some extra plastic to repair a crack in my old Cobra Navigator.  It seemed to do a pretty good job and I didn't have to go out and buy a new tool.

Brian

Soldering irons work well for sealing cracks and filling holes.  I always save scrap hull material for future fixes. 
Here's a quick write-up I did a while ago on filling screw holes:

http://www.northwestkayakanglers.com/index.php/topic,1526.0.html 

Does anyone know where to get some plastic/poly weld rods?  I've given up on OK sending them to me as promised by their warranty.   

What color do you need?

INSAYN is smart,he saves the shavings from drilling holes to use as crack filler..

He learns from the best 

Yeah right! Like I can hold a candle to all the stuff that guy knows!    I had to try to teach HIM at least SOMETHING that day! Sheesh!

Save ALL your scraps whenever you're doing any rigging on your boat!  Yes, even the little "crummies" (INSAYN's word, not mine!  ) you get after drilling holes.  I know that for a lot of you this info is coming after the fact as your scraps may have been tossed a while ago, but for any future rigging you do, keep that in mind.  That's pretty much all I used when I was doing patchwork and welding on kayaks for OEX.  I would suggest asking local dealers for their scraps of polyethylene.  Hopefully they do some rigging at their shop for adding rod holders and stuff like that and they keep their scraps.  I used soldering irons for welding and it helps to practice a little first to get the hang of it.

Does anyone know where to get some plastic/poly weld rods?  I've given up on OK sending them to me as promised by their warranty.   

Maybe try TAP Plastics. If they don't have them they might be able to point you in the right direction.

What color do you need?

I'd prefer yellow, but any color would do.

INSAYN is smart,he saves the shavings from drilling holes to use as crack filler..

Save ALL your scraps whenever you're doing any rigging on your boat!  Yes, even the little "crummies" (INSAYN's word, not mine!  ) you get after drilling holes.  I know that for a lot of you this info is coming after the fact as your scraps may have been tossed a while ago, but for any future rigging you do, keep that in mind. 

I tried to throw mine away and craig looked at me like i was...well, insayn!

I still got 'em....

I once used my soldering iron/wood burner and some extra plastic to repair a crack in my old Cobra Navigator.  It seemed to do a pretty good job ,,,,,,
Brian

hmmmmmmm, maybe not so much.

that crack opened up pretty good after playing in the surf a while last month. I took it to the Cobra dealer here and he hooked it up really nicely with a some scrap and a Harbor Fright welder. That worked really well.

Soldering iron, small torch, and a butter knife may be good for small stuff, but that $30 (on sale) welder is what you want for anything more substantial.

HF also has plastic welding rods, but I can't say how well they work.
scrap is a very good, if not better, material.