I ordered the welding kit to repair a hairline crack in the hull of my solo Island. A reading of the directions shows that there should be a sharp, wedge-like piece to make an initial cut in order to weld a line of plastic down the crack. The directions refer to this piece as the sharp edge of the welding tip. The illustration shows clearly a wedge shaped piece on the welding tip to make the initial cut. The first kit I order had no such piece, so I ordered another kit after talking to my local Hobie distributor abut the issue. Well, you guessed it, the second kit also lacked the sharp edge. Has anyone on this forum had experience using this kit? I'm just wondering how to make a cut as narrow as specified without that sharp end piece. Any tips and advice are welcome!
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