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PostPosted: Sat Feb 04, 2012 1:37 pm    Post subject: Shrink tubing shrinker. Reply with quote

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.
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 04, 2012 5:02 pm    Post subject: Shrink tubing shrinker. Reply with quote

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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PostPosted: Sun Feb 05, 2012 3:01 am    Post subject: Shrink tubing shrinker. Reply with quote

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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--> AeroElectric-List message posted by: rayj <raymondj(at)frontiernet.net (raymondj(at)frontiernet.net)>

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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