I have used them for molding thermoplastics for splint making or splint adjusting, activating heat activated adhesives as in applying strips to cover the edges of plywood although I prefer an old clothes iron for that, reactivating contact cement to remove or rehabilitate things like laminate.
There are doubtless other uses. ----- Original Message ----- From: Spiro To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 11:15 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] recommendations for a heat gun heat shrinking on cabling. There are probably other uses, of which I'm not familiar. On Sun, 31 May 2009, carl wrote: > what wood you use a heat gun for apart from stripping paint ? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Spiro > To: [email protected] > Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 6:36 AM > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] recommendations for a heat gun > > > > > > Hi, > I just burned through a "new heat gun" that was given to me. > It was capable of 900 and 1100 dg f, and it only lasted me a couple dozen > hours of use. > Before that I had an Arrow, I think, from the ACE hardware. > I may have a chance to go to Lowes tommorrow; any names that should look > for, to assure a low priced long lasting investment. > If not there, somewhere that will ship fast, if there's a great heat gun > out there to get via ordering and shipping. > I have at least another 17 feet of teflon 3/8 to 3/16 (500dg f) > to shrink before the 8th of June. > thanks > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
