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Re: Strip: heat guns *PIC*
By:Al Edie
Date: 12/30/2010, 9:01 pm
In Response To: Re: Strip: heat guns (Simeon)

: I've got a Makita - it has a thermocouple, so it maintains the same
: temperature regardless of airflow. Even if you completely block
: the end of it, it stays the same temp.

: Yep, it was more expensive than the cheap nasty overgrown
: hair-dryer variety, but I think the reliable temperature is
: worth it. There's an additional reducing tip I could get for it
: that would allow me to heat weld plastic.

: My advice once you get one is to grab a couple of scrap strips and
: experiment - you'll be surprised just how much you can torture a
: strip and have it stay there once cooled.

Another angle - shows the slot into which the moistened strip gets stuffed. The slot width can be adjusted by aluminum foil shims. One nice thing about this setup is that it is thermostatically controlled, but has lots of power, so it works quickly. Not the only way to do the job obviously, but it worked well for me.

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Strip: heat guns
george jung -- 12/30/2010, 6:36 pm
Re: Strip: heat guns
Allan -- 12/30/2010, 11:46 pm
Re: Strip: heat guns
Simeon -- 12/30/2010, 7:24 pm
Re: Strip: heat guns *PIC*
Al Edie -- 12/30/2010, 9:01 pm
Re: Strip: heat guns
Bill Hamm -- 12/30/2010, 11:37 pm
Re: Strip: heat guns
Simeon -- 12/31/2010, 3:17 am
Re: Strip: heat guns
Bill Hamm -- 12/31/2010, 8:41 am
Re: Strip: heat guns
george jung -- 12/31/2010, 10:35 am
Re: Strip: heat guns
Al Edie -- 12/31/2010, 11:04 am
Shock protection?
Paul G. Jacobson -- 12/31/2010, 9:21 pm
Re: Shock protection?
Kirk Fredericks -- 12/31/2010, 10:17 pm
Re: Shock protection?
george jung -- 1/1/2011, 12:49 pm
Re: Shock protection?
Kirk Fredericks -- 1/1/2011, 1:25 pm
Re: Shock protection?
Bill Hamm -- 1/1/2011, 10:54 pm
Re: Shock protection?
Kirk Fredericks -- 1/2/2011, 12:36 am
Re: Shock protection?
Al Edie -- 1/3/2011, 1:47 pm
Re: Shock protection?
Kirk Fredericks -- 1/3/2011, 2:39 pm
Re: Shock protection?
Al Edie -- 1/3/2011, 4:21 pm
Re: Shock protection?
george jung -- 1/4/2011, 7:25 pm
Re: Strip: heat guns
george jung -- 12/31/2010, 2:00 pm
Re: Strip: heat guns
Al Edie -- 12/31/2010, 9:21 pm
Re: Strip: heat guns
Bill Hamm -- 12/31/2010, 5:37 pm
Re: Strip: heat guns *PIC*
Al Edie -- 12/30/2010, 8:56 pm
Re: Strip: heat guns
Bill Hamm -- 12/30/2010, 7:11 pm
Re: Strip: heat guns
David Bynoe -- 12/30/2010, 7:00 pm