ATM Channeling pitch laps

[Alan Salmon <asalmon@mat.army.defence.gov.au>]

> -- [ From: Richard Schwartz * EMC.Ver #2.5.02 ] --
> 
> I have discovered a tool that no ATM should be without: the Weller soldering
> gun.
> 
> I use the regular soldering element to bevel the edge of my pitch lap (which
> had spread out too much).  Use the wire portion of the element, not the tip,
> to bevel the pitch.  If you hold everything in the right position, molten
> pitch will run down the element and off the tip (onto the floor or your
> clothing, of course).
> 
> I will submit a future report on a special tool made of heavy copper wire
> that is used for cutting and maintaining channels.   This really works!
> 
> This idea is a combination of other ideas that have appeared here... thanks
> to the guy who channels with a real hot metal rod, and to the guy who build
> a special channel cutter for his Weller.  Actually, the ordinary soldering
> gun element is all you need.
> 
> I was once told, "It's not what you've got; its how you use it!".  The
> person who told me that was NOT a garlic eating camel!
> 

I profess to having virtually no knowledge in this area - what little I have has been 
greatly expanded by this mailing list over the past week 
or two...

Could you use the device that you buy for "sealing" plastic bags? It's a bit like a hair 
curling wand, but has two elements that heat and the 
plastic bag is placed between them then the jaws are closed - thus melting the bag to 
form a seal.

As they are available in various sizes, might this work?