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Anyone have advice on who has reasonable prices on a hot knife?

Haven't checked prices, but Walter T. Kelley has great products and service. They stand behind what they sell.

Thank you Wally. Will contact them.

Hey jrcoltr,
There are three types of hot knives that I have found.
1. Hot knife with a preset thermostat
2. Hot knife with an adjustable thermostat on the knife. (allen wrench used to turn a set screw)
3. Hot knife with an in line control box to control the temperature.

I have number 2 and the temperature can be a bit hard to set, I think number 3 although more expensive would be better in the long run. However don't overlook the cold knife, I have not used one yet but have heard folks say they work just as fast and nice as a hot knife. I now have one and hope to give it a try this year, its also a nice back up if something does go wrong with the hot knife.
Kelly's is the only one that I have found that carries the hot knife with the control box.
Just some information I wish I had before I purchased my knife.

I think I have one each of #1 & 2. I plug them into a router control. I can easily adjust the temp in small degrees. The router control is 9.95 at harbor freight. I also use it for my bee vac when doing removals.

Another great "Wally Tip" Router control from Harbor Freight $19.99 to control the temperature of hot knives.
Thanks Wally.
http://www.harborfreight.com/catalogsea ... er+control

Mine is yellow and has number graduations from 1 to 10. They may have been on sale, or just a different unit.

Stopped by Harbor Freight today and picked up a Router Speed Control. Looks like the one in the link above. Got it for $15.99.