I am looking for recommendation for a good heat gun for heat shrink tubing. Any links and advice wo

[jrsavoie]

I am looking for recommendation for a good heat gun for heat shrink tubing.

Any links and advice would be appreciated

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00D8DTG6U/?tag=jhuntlink-20

 

[Burning oil]

Not the same as mine, but I use my Makita all the time. Lasted many years.

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Makita-12-Amp-Heat-Gun-HG551V/203736982?N=5yc1vZc2fe

 

[jrsavoie]

What temp is good for heat shrinking tubing?

 

[DieselCash]

it does not take much heat at all. I use a cheap heat gun I purchased sometime in 94-95. I originally got it too heat up kiwi to shine my boots better. I used it many times a week for many years doing that. I currently have been using it too do heat shrink for wires.

I am cheap, I get the super cheap crap at Harbor Freight. I also have used the stuff they sale at O'Reilly's Auto Parts.

 

[jrsavoie]

I bought a 1500 watt at Big R today. $32 I think. I didn't know if I wanted to keep it or if somebody recommended something I would return it and get something else. it was the only heat gun available without driving another 40 or so miles out of my way. By the time I got done parts shopping I never got back to the project at hand.

I never know when I might want to use the heat gun for something besides shrink tubing

 

[DieselCash]

does yours compare by picture to one of these?

http://www.harborfreight.com/catalogsearch/result?q=heat+gun

 

[jrsavoie]

This is the gun I bought.

I was mistaken. I Paid $24.99 The Amazon reviews do not sound so promising.

I saw it also on a meat processing website? What is the connection there. We've never used a heat gun for anything. We use a presto torch to burn the hair. Do they use the heat gun for the same thing? Or is there another use I might want to be looking at. I'm always willing to learn new tricks

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004GG0SS8/?tag=jhuntlink-20

http://www.meatprocessingproducts.c...43oVQtn-J0-YNTQ98GUB87nNjae9AtWsSEBoC_CHw_wcB

 

[DieselCash]

not a bad price. they are good to keep around. But, I have a bad tendency to purchase, collect, and refuse to discard tools(even when they are broken). So with that being said I might not be the best to give advise on this subject.

 

[bison]

I just use a small torch the size of a lighter.
I often just use the lighter

 

[jrsavoie]

I burn my thumbs when I use the lighter.

 

[btfarm]

I saw it also on a meat processing website? What is the connection there. We've never used a heat gun for anything. We use a presto torch to burn the hair. Do they use the heat gun for the same thing?

It is used to soften fat buildup(and melt it off) on conveyor belts. Especially on weighing conveyors so they don't get the tare weight constantly increasing and causing underweight packages. Most plants are smart enough to use industrial grade heat blowers for that job.
Here's one we offer as an option for bacon slicing lines:



Now you know a little more about meat processing...

 

[bison]

I burn my thumbs when I use the lighter.

Yer not supposed to hold yer thumb in the flame

 

[jrsavoie]

Fat thumb syndrome.

 

[Will L.]

Fat thumb syndrome.

OH! That's what "FTS" means I thought it meant F

 

[btfarm]

You thought it meant getting into that stuff didn't you? Or something along that line...
Yeah me too

 

[Will L.]

I forgot to grow in my 2cents, for heat shrink I like using the power probe butane solder gun/ torch kit with the little hooked plate Attachment.
http://www.ryderfleetproducts.com/r...aign=product&gclid=CKzM_dzFxMQCFYOSfgodfB4ANg

 

[hookedup50]

I use a lighter like most on here. I bought that HF heat gun years ago and have yet to kill it. I have a few now as I can never find it when I need it. I think they are 8 bucks with coupon.