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Now we don't have a gas cooker I can't heat a nail up for hole punching.
What's a good alternative, would an electric soldering iron melt a hole through 5mm of plastic?
eventually, is it webbing?
A soldering iron might struggle a bit, but try one of those long jet lighter jobbies for lighting barbeques, ought to get a nail hot enough.
Worth trying a soldering iron with a largish tip on, you never know.
I use a plumber's gas blow torch and an old screwdriver for such tasks.
Heat the nail/screwdriver above a candle?
Hold it with pliers not your fingers 🙂
Now we don't have a gas cooker I can't heat a nail up for hole punching.
Other sources of naked flame are available.
Candle, camping stove, gas lighter, kitchen blow torch, plumbers gas torch, etc etc.
(A £10 camping stove is a pretty cheap option if this is something you need to do regularly)
I used to use a soldering iron, back in a past life. Makes a mess of the tip, though.
Now we don't have a gas cooker I can't heat a nail up for hole punching.
Electric? You can heat the tip of a screwdriver on the ring.
It's an induction hob and even if I could use it I would be killed by mrs zip.
Can't you use a drill?
It's an induction hob and even if I could use it I would be killed by mrs zip.
Buy her a proper cooker.