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Figure 1-8.
Water-soluble fabric marker
Clothes Iron
Occasionally fabric gets wrinkly, so you'll want to iron it out. An
iron (
Figure 1-8
) is also handy for fusing iron-on adhesives to
make conductive fabric buttons. Be careful when using a nice
clothes iron with iron-on adhesives, since they can gunk up the
surface and transfer sticky stuff to the next formal outfit you
iron. This is one tool where it pays to have a low-end spare—you
can pick up a cheap iron at the thrift store and dedicate it to
crafty activities, sparing the one you use for your nice shirts.
Figure 1-9.
Clothes iron
Soldering Iron
Soldering irons are used to melt solder and fuse wires and com-
ponents to a circuit board. Unlike your basic entry-level solder-
ing iron, high-end soldering irons add the ability to precisely
control the temperature of the iron; they heat up much faster
and often come with interchangeable tips for specialized
