[sdiy] Heat Gun Recommendation?

Tom Arnold xyzzy at sysabend.org
Mon Dec 31 07:31:52 CET 2007


On Mon, Dec 31, 2007 at 12:04:29AM -0600, Sam Ecoff wrote:
> Can anyone recommend a heat gun for shrinking shrink wrap tubing?  
> I've been using an aim-n-flame, which works acceptably so long as I'm  
> very careful, but I'd really love to step up to a real heat gun. I  
> need something I can aim in a very localized way because I often  
> place shrink wrap around the lugs of pots so that they don't short on  
> a frac rail or accidentally touch a bare ground wire. I found this  
> one at American Science and Surplus (very fun store to browse in!)  
> http://www.sciplus.com/recommendation.cfm/rid/54376 but I'm not sure  
> it's right for me. I'd appreciate any pointers any one can give me.

Look at Paint Strippers in your local hardware store.  Make certain it has a
3prong plug.  

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