DAKINE Adjustable Tuning Iron - USA

For the price, its hard to be beat. Great little iron for the DIY'er at home. Done about 15 boards so far this season and it has yet to let me down.

i got it for christmas, used it the next day... it is great...

better priced than the high-end swix or toko ones, but they all do the same thing. Not a lot of crevices for wax to get stuck in which is good. Pretty easy to clean. Gets really hot really fast. Great value

I've had mine for over a year and it's survived hundreds of waxes. Waaaaaay better than your mom's clothing iron thats for sure. The iron definitely runs a little on the hot side. Easy fix though, just turn the knob down a touch. Also, it heats up in seconds. In my opinion, it's not the best iron you could buy, but it is definitely the best for the price.

I got this iron to take with me when I'm traveling. I will agree with the previous reviewer that the temps are not accurate. If you need it to heat up your adjustments turn hot very fast. Some waxes will start smoking. If you are a temp weenie than I wouldn't recommend this iron. If you want a cheap inexpensive way to wax your board(s)and don't mind opening the windows (you should be waxing in a well ventilated area anyway.) then this is the choice.

I have been using this iron for about 3 years. It came as a part of my DaKine tunekit. It is simple to operate and effective. I have to agree with some of the other reviews that the temperature is a bit difficult to control. However, it has never done any base damage to my quiver due to carbonation or excessive heating. Most often the iron cools itself too quickly and is unable to melt the wax until the temperature is manually turned up. Overall for the price and my skill level this is perfect for the do it yourself tune.

Let me start off by saying this iron is affordable and has a nice smooth base that is needed for properly waxing your skis. It's light and cheap. Downside is the temp is not what you set it at. Higher temps are in fact hotter, and lower colder but not necessarily what degrees they say they are. I tested this after noticing it had trouble keeping a steady melt pole with the high temp wax I use on my best skis.

Using a laser thermometer, I set the dial to 130. Once the light turned off indicating the proper temp was reached, I turned on the laser and bam, 120. Egh not to bad, but them the temperature started a dance that went to ~155 and down to ~105, without moving the dial. Granted this might be worse than it will hit when it is on the ski and covered in wax (more insulated on the ski), but it explains why it has trouble keeping a steady melt pool with high temp wax.

Bottom line: works for low temp wax pretty well, but tends to send off some smoke because your temp is jumping to high, and then not melt as well because it got to cold 10 sec later. If you don't care about carbon in your wax and your bases getting a little to hot occasionally, this this iron is a great way to save money on tune ups! (read: cheaper skis this thing is a good deal)

If you want an iron that keeps temp well you need one with a good thermostat and a thicker metal base. More metal = easier for the iron to keep its temp where it is set.

Temp seems a bit off at times, but that could be from working in the garage. Works much better than a standard clothes iron and is quite durable (this is my second one in 5 years and my first one easily waxed over 1000 boards). Great starter and travel iron. I wish there was a better mechanism to keep the cord up and out of the way.

Great iron for the price. Along with everyone else, the temps are inaccurate at times, but overall relatively steady. Gets hot quick, and does what any other waxing iron does I believe; just gotta be observant of the wax and if it is smoking or not (rare that this has happened to me though)

considering the cost of the other irons this one's pretty good
it has a max temp of 140 celsius and melts the wax pretty quickly, spreads nicely
does the job
the handle's just a little uneasy if you put a lot a lot of pressure on it which you wont need to
its kinda hard to clean too

It's good an it works on clothes too (in a pinch).