Heat guns, any good?

Post by **Code3Response** » Fri Mar 07, 2003 8:47 pm

Are heat guns really that great? Ive been using a hair dryer and it seems to do the trick, but takes a while. Any reason I should get a real heat gun? Which brands should I go with/avoid?

jbxx · Post by **jbxx** » Fri Mar 07, 2003 8:58 pm

I have three, they are all about the same,
the best is the Milwaukee.
J.B. AD6WX

elkbow · Post by **elkbow** » Fri Mar 07, 2003 11:02 pm

Hair dryers don't put out enough heat, i.e. they take too long. You have to be careful with Heat Guns, they put out some major heat and can melt your insulation, shrink tubing, etc.

Any quality heat gun will last a fairly long time, some good prices on Ebay.

BDB · Post by **BDB** » Sat Mar 08, 2003 7:05 am

Get a heat gun - I picked mine up from an electronic surplus outfit for $35.00 several years back and it is still going strong. Much better than a hair dryer.

Brett

jim · Post by **jim** » Sat Mar 08, 2003 9:23 am

My Wagner is about 5 years old and I bought it a True Value Hardware for $19.99

Susan157 · Post by **Susan157** » Tue Mar 11, 2003 7:16 am

The heat gun is the olny way to go.

The glue gun can help a lot also.

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Heat guns, any good?

Heat guns, any good?

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