Looking to get one for occasional DIY use. I want it to do heat shrink tubing and the odd paint stripping and plumbing or undoing stuck nuts& bolts Seen 2000w hair drier style @ £15~18 and a mini one (300w only) @ £11 What do you guys use and have any recommendation on what to look for? thanks PS some have what I call knuckle bumper. Is it necessary?
I have a cheapie one that I use for heatshrink, warming stuff up like the tank for fitting tank pads etc. If not this exact one then a previous version https://www.amazon.co.uk/Silverline...=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B002QS1LZM
Personally i wouldn't use my heat gun on shrink wrap, it gets mental hot. I use wife's hair drier for that. Mine is a £15 eBay job 2000w and been fine for a few years.
I was talking about electrical shrink tubing you put on cables & connectors. At the moment I use matches
https://www.amazon.com/Wagner-05030...d=1539425938&sr=8-16&keywords=dewalt+heat+gun I have this one, it has a flat back and can be used standing on it. I see no real need for the knuckle bumper. I use mine for heat shrink tubing, decal smoothing and paint stripping.
TBH for that kind of stuff you can get away with a lighter, although I use the exhaust hole on a gas soldering iron.
Works fine, I use lowest heat and keep moving it. Better than using the butane soldering iron that I sometimes use
Thanks guys, I'll go with silverline it seems to do what I want and good price (15£) the wagner also looks good but much more expensive buying a wife in order to use her hair drier is not an option for me and far too expensive & troublesome
We have a Black & Decker KX1650 we use daily at work on shrink wrap and other items, just a quick flash over at low temp and job done, been used for years without issues. Doubles up as a t shirt dryer, glove drier and dribble dryer for one of the old guys as well.
ended up buying the wagner from my local homebase, reduced to £13 doesn't have the nozzle accessories but has a 4 year warranty. now I can my steaks a nice finish