RGR5RTB Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 I need a recommendation on a good heat gun for heating jigs and where I can order it from. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spare tire Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 Try harbor freight, cheap and works fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted February 27, 2008 Report Share Posted February 27, 2008 Any dual temp, or multi-temp heat gun. A necessity for muti-color powder painting. I bought mine at Menards (Wagner brand) but it doesn't have to be that exotic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish devil Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 sears 3 temp gun is nice. I thinks the model number is A4270 double insulated 1400 watts 120/800/1000 deg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psv Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 I just bought Wagner HT3500 Digital Heat Gun (Thank you, Cadman) from this store: http://www.gleempaint.com/heat-gun-digital.html Price was 39.00$ + 9.00 shipping. regards, PSV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMI Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 If you're not doing much multi-color...or you're also looking to use it with embossing powders on your lures or rods...you can pick up a cheep (~$15) embossing gun from A.C. Moore. It's basically a small heat gun shaped like a thick marker. It has a smaller surface area at the tip, so you can also use it for embossing eyes and ridges along the lure without impacting the rest of the paint (a large heat gun will damage the surrounding paint). It might be a good first step? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zib Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 I bought this cheap one from Harbor Freight. Cost was $9.99 plus $6.99 shipping. They took for ever to deliver, almost 2 weeks. So far it works good. http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=35776 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 I just bought Wagner HT3500 Digital Heat Gun (Thank you, Cadman) from this store:http://www.gleempaint.com/heat-gun-digital.html Price was 39.00$ + 9.00 shipping. regards, PSV No problem, always willing to help. I've had mine going on 3 years so far no problem. BTW, how do you like that heat gun? A tip for you guys with heat guns. Always lay your heat gun down on its side after it has cooled. Mine stands up for ease of use. The reason for laying it down is this. First of all, it could tip over and fall down and crack, and mainly this. With the heat gun standing on end, things can fall in the heat gun opening. If it is anything metal, and you forget to take it out, it will short out the heat gun. After that it's junk. I found that when I first started powder painting. I was taking paint off a painted jig that I screwed up. Well I wanted to save the lead, so I accidently overheated the jig, and a piece of lead melted and dripped into the gun, causing the lead to short out the coils. That was all it took . Never did that again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psv Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 Ted, They sent it yesterday. I'll receive it at Thuesday, March 4. I still need couple things to complete preparation. Hopefully, I'll have everything on my hand by the end of the next week. I'm dying to try this technique. I'll keep you posted about results (if you don't mind). Thank you, again Regards, PSV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 Ted,They sent it yesterday. I'll receive it at Thuesday, March 4. I still need couple things to complete preparation. Hopefully, I'll have everything on my hand by the end of the next week. I'm dying to try this technique. I'll keep you posted about results (if you don't mind). Thank you, again Regards, PSV Yeah that would be great. I believe I sent you my tutorial. You can either e-mail me or pm me if you have a lot of particular questions, or post it here, if it's not too lengthy to explain. I am always curious on how guys finally finish their jigs, and how the process went. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
