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raymondj(at)frontiernet.n
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Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2012 1:37 pm Post subject: Shrink tubing shrinker.

Greetings listers,



I have been using a heat gun type thing that I got at a g-sale and the 

results are consistently satisfactory so I thought I'd share the info 

with the list.  The tool is called an "embossing heat tool".  They are 

sold at fabric craft stores and are used to heat embossing ink that is 

applied to fabric and then heated to create embossed patterns.  The one 

I have is 360 watts.  It's hot enough to melt the glue inside and shrink 

the tubing but you would have to work really hard to melt even PVC 

insulation.  I find I can apply the heat for as long as I need to get 

the max shrink without really worrying about burning it.

-- 

Raymond Julian

Kettle River, MN



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nuckolls.bob(at)aeroelect
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Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2012 5:02 pm Post subject: Shrink tubing shrinker.

At 03:33 PM 2/4/2012, you wrote:

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Greetings listers,



I have been using a heat gun type thing that I got at a g-sale and 

the results are consistently satisfactory so I thought I'd share the 

info with the list.  The tool is called an "embossing heat tool".


	


   Cool find sir!  I'll pick one up when I'm in Wichita

   this weekend and see what they're like. Years ago

   I was pretty attached to my Weller "Princess" model

   heat guns. They were something on the order of 250W

   and delivered heat out a very compact nozzle. Nice

   for close quarters work. They were not very robust

   and the two I had eventually died but I was loath to

   spend the $100+ to replace them.



   These look like they might be an attractive, low cost

   alternative. Thanks for the heads-up.



   Bob . . .

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james(at)etravel.org
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Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2012 3:01 am Post subject: Shrink tubing shrinker.

I use an attachment that came with my portable gas soldering iron.  You take the normal soldering bit out, and insert a special hot air nozzle.  Works a treat and of course because it's not much bigger than a marker pen you can get right into small areas under the panel with it.   



James



On 5 February 2012 00:59, Robert L. Nuckolls, III <nuckolls.bob(at)aeroelectric.com (nuckolls.bob(at)aeroelectric.com)> wrote:

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 At 03:33 PM 2/4/2012, you wrote:

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 Greetings listers,

 

 I have been using a heat gun type thing that I got at a g-sale and the results are consistently satisfactory so I thought I'd share the info with the list.  The tool is called an "embossing heat tool".

 	
 



   Cool find sir!  I'll pick one up when I'm in Wichita

   this weekend and see what they're like. Years ago

   I was pretty attached to my Weller "Princess" model

   heat guns. They were something on the order of 250W

   and delivered heat out a very compact nozzle. Nice

   for close quarters work. They were not very robust

   and the two I had eventually died but I was loath to

   spend the $100+ to replace them.

 

   These look like they might be an attractive, low cost

   alternative. Thanks for the heads-up.

 

 

 

   Bob . . . 

 

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