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Re: Heat Guns

1999-11-12 by Paul Schreiber

I would say BUY THE ALPHA GUN!!!!!

Paul S.
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-----Original Message-----
From: hodad1@... <hodad1@...>
To: motm@onelist.com <motm@onelist.com>
Date: Friday, November 12, 1999 9:57 AM
Subject: Re: [motm] Heat Guns


>From: hodad1@...
>
>My experience with the cheapo butane torch was that I cooked the insulation
>on a wire
>because I got the flame a little too close to the wire.  So I guess one
>could say caution & a
>steady hand would be recommended.
>
>tomr
>-----Original Message-----
>From: J. Larry Hendry <jlarryh@...>
>To: motm@onelist.com <motm@onelist.com>
>Date: Friday, November 12, 1999 8:39 AM
>Subject: Re: [motm] Heat Guns
>
>
>>From: "J. Larry Hendry" <jlarryh@...>
>>
>>What about those small little butane torch things.  One of the techs at
>>work uses one to shrink heat shrink on cabling jobs (but that is not near
>>the back of a partially plastic electronic component).  Anyone use them of
>>have an opinion?
>>Larry H
>>
>>----------
>>> From: Paul Schreiber <synth1@...>
>>> To: motm@onelist.com
>>> Subject: Re: [motm] Heat Guns
>>> Date: Friday, November 12, 1999 7:13 AM
>>>
>>> From: "Paul Schreiber" <synth1@...>
>>>
>>> I have a Fit Gun #3, bought it from FAI Electronics for $33 about 2
years
>>> ago.
>>>
>>> Paul S.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Elhardt@... <Elhardt@...>
>>> To: motm@onelist.com <motm@onelist.com>
>>> Date: Friday, November 12, 1999 2:54 AM
>>> Subject: [motm] Heat Guns
>>>
>>>
>>> >From: Elhardt@...
>>> >
>>> >To anybody who knows and has bought a Fit Gun.  Paul Schreiber
>>recommended
>>> >the Fit Gun (heat gun) as a good one to get at a cost of about $33.
>>Every
>>> >catalog search I do shows two models, the 1 and the 3.  The lowest cost
>>> model
>>> >Fit Gun-3 costs between $50 to $65 depending on the supplier.  Has a
>>model
>>> >been discontinued, or are these new models, or did the price just shoot
>>way
>>> >up?
>>> >
>>> >-Elhardt
>>> >
>>> >>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>>

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