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Jigs, Spinnerbaits and Sinkers => Painting and Finishing Lures => Topic started by: brandx112679 on 02/27/17 20:55 UTC

Title: Heat guns
Post by: brandx112679 on 02/27/17 20:55 UTC

   Harbor freight has there 2 setting heat guns, on sale for 7.99 each. They have held up for me as good as some of the other brands. At least the price is right. I got a flyer in the mail about 3 days ago.

Title: Re: Heat guns
Post by: Fatman on 02/28/17 00:08 UTC

Never tried the Harbor Freight one, I've got a Wagner dual setting one that I've had for years that I got at Home Depot.  It was $21 and it's found in the painting section as they use it for paint stripping it works well. 

Title: Re: Heat guns
Post by: brandx112679 on 02/28/17 10:00 UTC

  Fatman. the first one I bought was a Wagner, I bought it because of the Wagner name, figured it would be a good one. But it lasted about 3 months and the low setting went out.
 Probably just a fluke, there is always a lemon in about any thing. Seems to be my luck to pick up the one that is defective.

Title: Re: Heat guns
Post by: Mike J on 02/28/17 10:04 UTC

I've had a Wagner for about 3 years now and no problems here.

Title: Re: Heat guns
Post by: Apdriver on 02/28/17 10:43 UTC

I first started with a harbor freight one and the guts of it came out the same hole the heat was coming out. Scared the heck out of me. Got a Porter Cable and have been using it a long time.

Title: Re: Heat guns
Post by: WALLEYE WACKER on 02/28/17 16:10 UTC

They last a long time until your doing 80th oz and you get to hot and the lead drops in and shorts it out.

Title: Re: Heat guns
Post by: brandx112679 on 03/01/17 20:00 UTC

 Walleye Whacker, that's what happened to my second one. I had it setting up right and was heating a small jig, when a piece of lead fell down inside the heat gun and shorted it out. Won't do that again.