Copy Paste form same deal last month:
Popular heat gun due to cheap price when on special.
Ozitio one from Bunnings normally comes on special at the same time (didn't last time) and is preferred as it has a dial to adjust the heat level. Ozito is not currently on special though - https://www.bunnings.com.au/ozito-2000w-variable-temperature…
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It will heat charcoal nicely
I use the XU1 ones and they light easy
I've always used a cigarette lighter or a mini gas torch to shrink heatshrink. Would a heatgun like this work better? If so, I would look at getting a (DeWalt) cordless version.
Yes it shrinks it quickly without burning it
Be aware, that like most cordless electric ones, the DeWalt cordless heat gun is a bit pissweak. If that is what you want, then it's great, albeit expensive.
Adam Savage likes it because it's so weak as it makes it harder to overheat items, so when he needs less heat, that is the one he uses.
I do a lot of heat shrinking a week and going to a heat gun was much more reliable and uniform results - corded way better.
I have a cordless one in my Ute toolbox but it’s definitely weaker as snuke pointed out (gets the job done and sometimes there’s no power point where I’m doing work)
What about… using it to get the roast pork skin really 'crackling', anyone?
This is a serious question. I have been thinking about it for years but I never bought one because I have no use of it for its original intended purpose.
put it in the microwave for a few minutes… guaranteed perfect crackling.
Would the fat not make a mess in the microwave? I mean I don't know much about crackling because I don't eat pork (cos pigs don't have a great personality 😜), but I would assume that, like butter in the microwave, the fat would splatter all over the place.
'cos pigs don't have a great personality' - obviously you haven't met one in person 😅
@Steve90pct: Well we'd have to be talkin' about one charming motherf***'in' pig. I mean he'd have to be ten times more charmin' than that Arnold on Green Acres, you know what I'm sayin'?
Detoroito Sumasshu!
I want to replace a bathroom vanity cabinet. There is silicon or something similar that stick the basin to the wall. I tried to use a utility knife to cut it but seemed very difficult. Will a heat gun work in this case?
Yes, but be really careful.
You're more likely to damage something with the heat gun than putting extra pressure on the knife. Cutting silicone out is the correct method of removal.
Use dental floss or a guitar string using a sawing action.
Thanks for the suggestion.
Anyone used these to light charcoal?