Small movable hot deseamer

A small movable hot deseamer for selective deseaming of defective portions of a workpiece, said hot deseamer comprising a carriage, drive means and wheels rotatably mounted on said carriage for movement of said carriage along said workpiece in a first direction, a nozzle means mounted to said carriage, arms mounted to said carriage and selectively pivotal to a position in which said arms engage said workpiece and lift said carriage therefrom, said arms being mounted to said carriage to pivot about an axis parallel with said first direction whereby upon pivoting of said arms into engagement with said workpiece said deseamer is picked up from said workpiece and moved laterally in a second direction, said second direction being perpendicular to said first direction.