Heat Guns

[Accord 0]

What is the heat range I should be looking for when i'm buying a heat gun? Most of the hobby-grade heat guns that you can get from a place like www.towerhobbies.com go up to 400*F while heat guns from places like Home Depot go from 750-1000*F... 750 being the minimum it puts out.

Also, if anyone has a recommendation for any particular heat gun and where to buy it, i'd love to hear it :).

[Timber 0]

I don't have a brand/model recommendation, but the glue flows at less than 400 *F. I would recommend getting a heat gun with adjustable temperature settings. I use mine for both blade replacement and curving.

[wickedwrister 0]

Mine is a Home Depot bought heat gun. Has a high and a low. I use high all the time. It's really all about how far off the stick you use it and how long you leave it in one spot. Just keep it about 4-6" away and keep it moving and you will have no problems. It will never get hotter that a torch so there are no worries about damaging the stick "all of a sudden".

[LkptTiger 1]

Wagner HT1000 (yes, I checked).

"Low" comes in around 300* and "High" gets to 500*

[mack 44]

I have some Old Milwaukee at home and not sure what the temps are on it but if I had it at high I could burn a cat.

[mickz 107]

I use a hair dryer to change between blades in my shafts and it works = P

[wickedwrister 0]

I use a hair dryer to change between blades in my shafts and it works = P

Yes, but I like to get to the game before the end of the 2nd period. :P

[duckjob 1]

This is the one I have, It works fine. I use the high setting, and there is no way it heats my shaft up to 1000 degrees.

my heat gun

[tokes 0]

I use some wicked industrial one my dad brought home from work for stripping paint. It has a huge plug like you use for your dryer/welder, and it frequently resets the breaker if you have it turned up, it's pretty intense. The lowest setting on it is 1000 degrees, and that's what I usually use. Havn't damaged any shafts, so it works ok.

[ryno 0]

I have a Milwaukee I picked up at home depot for about $25. Temp range is 750-1000, low setting is enough to get the job done.

[koivulchuk 1]

yeah...same as mine...$25ish at home depot...low setting - 700, high setting -1000...i always just use high...it's faster...

[Accord 0]

Thanks guys.

I just picked up a Hobbico heat gun from my local hobby shop tonight, it only cost 14 bucks and got the job done very well. It's also got a cool setting so you can immediately heat the shaft and blade up, pop the blade in, then set it on cool and let everything set.

Here is the one I bought: http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXL498&P=7

[JR Boucicaut 3797]

The cool setting is so that you do not damage the heat gun by going from extremely hot to off.

I have a Master Heat Gun in the shop. It's an industrial one. Chadd has one too...

[joshy207 15]

I have some Old Milwaukee at home and not sure what the temps are on it but if I had it at high I could burn a cat.

Shouldn't Old Milwaukee be kept cold? Not that it matters, it's shit anyway...

[JR Boucicaut 3797]

HAHAHAHAHA...

Freudian slip?

[mack 44]

Oh you always have to have some Beast around. I thought that's what its name was because it just has "aukee" with the lightning bolt on it.

[alex 0]

I have this one

canadian tire heat gun

goes 250 and 450...works great for me...

[JR Boucicaut 3797]

LOL Old Milwaukee isn't the Beast. Milwaukee's Worst is the Beast.

[mack 44]

Isn't it the same thing? I just remember getting "mystery beer" in a cup, then someone saying it was the Beast. I need to go back to undergrad.

[JR Boucicaut 3797]

Nope, Old Milwaukee and Milwaukee's Best are two different beers.

[duckjob 1]

Nope, Old Milwaukee and Milwaukee's Best are two different beers.

Haha, I had Old Milwaukee the other night, not horrible considering i paid $1.50 for a 40. Also had my first brass monkey, not nearly as bad as it might sound.

[Kovy_Ribs_Fedo 3]

I have this one

canadian tire heat gun

goes 250 and 450...works great for me...

I have the same thing than you...

It works great for me too.