It works great for shrink wrapping but now they have that plastic wrap in the home centers that stretches and clings when you let go. So I'd use that first.
I have used mine mainly for repairing golf clubs because it gets hot enough to melt the epoxy they used to build them. And although a torch is faster, the heat gun won't turn the metal blue, a sure sign someone got it hot... I've also used it to strip exterior paint, and to defrost older "self defrost" freezers. They work great if you need a little heat to swell some aluminum to let go after it has stuck to steel. The latest use I've put mine through is to remove Formica from a countertop. I've read a lot about making a space between the Formica and the wood and then dumping or pumping lacquer thinner between the pieces. I don't care for working with thinner inside a house. It has a place, but it is pretty nasty stuff, especially if it runs down the front of your cabinets. Contact cement will let go if heated enough and using a drywall knife of about 6 inches or so, it loosens up in a hurry. There was a space that had come loose in the kitchen we are remodeling and the trim around the edges had pieces broken off. So I've used the heat gun to loosen the contact cement and cleaned off the vertical trim pieces. Once I get the sink out of the way I'll heat the countertop starting at the end and prying the Formica up. Then I can focus the heat under the Formica and it will peal right up. You should wear gloves if you ever try this idea because the heat is enough to make you let go in a hurry, and the melted contact cement can also get on your fingers and hands and that does hurt a bit... ----- Original Message ----- From: Brice Mijares To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 9:30 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] recommendations for a heat gun Thanks bob. What would you use a heat gun for? I imagine one use would be for that shrink wrapping? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Kennedy" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 5:32 AM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] recommendations for a heat gun >A heat gun is like a hair dryer on steroids. It is electric, gets as hot >as > a torch and has a fan to distribute the heat as well as blowing air over > the > elements to keep them from melting. > > _____ > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Brice Mijares > Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 8:25 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] recommendations for a heat gun > > > > > > Okay here, what's a heat gun. Is it like a little torch? If so, I have one > with disposable propane bottles. > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Send any questions regarding list management to: > [email protected] > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 > Or > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various > List Members At The Following address: > http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ > > Visit the archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following > address for more information: > http://www.jaws-users.com/ > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man > list just send a blank message to: > [email protected]! Groups Links > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
