Here’s a quick video of a machine I’m working on. It folds and irons a strip of fabric, similar to this machine: “Simplicity Bias Tape Maker“.
It’s functioning nicely, I just want to add an insulated handle to the top to prevent burns. The heating element is well insulated, the body doesn’t heat up with the exception of the two bolts that hold the floating top plate on… which will definitely burn you.
The temperature is variable and has closed loop control. Motor speed is also adjustable, in the video I have it running fairly slow. As you can see I’m not great with textiles, so my strip isn’t very consistent and has some big lumps at the seams.