Review on TOKO T8 Wax Iron - Yellow, 800 Watts: An Efficient Tool for Waxing by Carlos Deuschle

This year I decided to start hot waxing our skis after having used a simple wax paste for the past few years. I considered using a cheap iron but finally decided on this iron after reading ski waxing information and reviews of several ski hangers. The key points of this iron for me are the nice thick soleplate - almost 1/2 inch thick which helps to keep the heat even when the iron's thermostat is cycling. It also has a good temperature range of 90°C to 160°C. There are also min/max settings but not sure how they are calculated exactly. Maybe max setting for ptex melting would work? I should have done some research on temperature conversion - iron's range is 194* to 320* Fahrenheit. The wax I chose to start with, Hertel Super Hot Sauce, recommends using 189*F, so the lowest setting works well for this. I ended up making a little cheat sheet for myself with each 10* setting referring to *F. I keep this in my wax/setup kit for reference. in case I change the wax along the way. Also, I've heard some reports that these irons are always right and/or flat, but mine was near perfect. However, it makes sense to test each new iron with a real bar or straight edge to make sure you don't have any highlights.