What About Cordless Heat Guns

[Industrial Toys]

I was wishing that someone would make a propane or butane heat gun, with a fan powered by a tool battery, or even maybe better, alkaline batteries.

I have Ridged tools and found that they do make exactly that. But details and availabilty are sketchy. Plus I want the bare tool.

Milwalkee also makes a heat gun, and I would like that even better, except I don't have their line of tools.

I generally only use a heat gun for heat shrink tubing, occassionaly.

Any other alternatives out there?

 

[RNeumann]

This is what our guys use for heat shrink etc. Both the mechanics and computer and radio techs

Convert a disposible lighter into a pocket torch – The Gadgeteer

 

[Industrial Toys]

VERY interesting. Question is, is there a battery and blower? I cringe when I see someone do heatshrink with a lighter as do I when I do it with a torch.

 

[rgr33]

I just use my little propane torch, the one with the disposable 1 qt. bottle.

 

[truckdiagnostics]

M18™ Compact Heat Gun (Tool Only)
This is excellent for heat shrink. Eats a battery fast. I use it for automotive heat shrink, when an extension cord is a pain. Agree on propane torch to hard to control heat. Can melt wire and if not careful..... won't use propane type torch for heat shrink.

 

[Industrial Toys]

The M18 would be perfect except I don't have that tool line. For shrink it would be perfect. Run out of juice, just grab another battery.

 

[bunyip]

Have watched pro's covering pub bar tables with heat shrink and they use a torch with a very wide flame that did not look that intense, worked well and the finish was good.
I have used steam for covering splices on ropes with heatshrink, not so good for electrics I would think.