[sdiy] Heat Gun Recommendation?

[Ben Lincoln]

This is the one I've been using:

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=35776

It looks suspiciously similar to that Alpha heat gun, both physically 
and in terms of the specs, although it doesn't come with the extra nozzles.

Paul Schreiber wrote:
> Get an Alpha Fit Gun 3 (Allied, Newark, DigiKey, etc). Yes, they are 
> $85. But they are the *correct* thing to use. I've had mine 11 years, 
> it works perfectly (use the LOW setting). Lesseee...$85/10yr life is 1 
> meal at Wendy's/yr.
>
> Paul S.
> life is too short to be a cheap-ass