Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: tom sawyer on June 17, 2009, 03:24:58 pm
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I had this thing for somewhere close to ten years. Heat-straightened many many bow limbs with it. Most recently it was used to heat the labels off wine bottles, somewhere around case number 50 it gave out. Still blows air, but no heat. I think the the wife was a little hard on it when she was using it.
Went out and bought another just like it, hopefully it will give the same good service as the first.
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Well, that's good. I hope you get long life from this one. Jawge
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Wow I wish mine would last 10 years!! I bought the el-cheapo brand from Harbor Freight and I am now on my 2nd and I have only been doing this like 7 months! Maybe this one will last half that long. What brand was yours?
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The first heat gun I bought was a cheapo Chicago electric from harbor freight tools and it lasted a couple years. Naturally when it died I went and bought the same one. It lasted two weeks. I figured it was a fluke so I took it back and got another one it lasted a month. Finally I got sick of the hassle and decided to upgrade and went with a higher quality Wagner gun from Lowe's. It cost 5 x as much but I've been using it hard now for 3+ years and its still going strong, knock on wood...... :) Like with most things especially tools, you get what you pay for at least most of the time....lol.
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I use to buy cheap ones,now I buy good ones and always keep a spare. Mine get a lot of abuse but have only had one go down in the last 4 or 5 years.I use Blue point from Snap On.They are pretty high but have lasted great. :) Nothing worse than to be in the middle of a project and the heat gun go out. >:(
Pappy
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That first one was a Wagner, its replacement looks identical. Guess there hasn't been a whole lot of advancement in the technology. That or they decided not to mess with a good thing.
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good choice pappy ;D
i use the snap on brand one myself.needed it for work and it just semed to find its way home one day ;)
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I bought a Wagner gun a while back at Menard's. I think I paid about $40 or so maybe. It has a digital temperature control on the back and a nice cool down feature. I really like the cool down feature.
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I just read in this morning's paper that 300,00 Wagners have been recalled. It seems they come back on after you turn them off. You can get details by calling 888-925-6244.
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Mesnards.....where you from Kiltedcelt?? Michigan....Minnesota....Wisconsin....Illinois.....Indiana....Ohio?? You are definitely a Yankee too!!
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I bought a milwalkey brand 10 yrs ago, wished it had an hour meter on it.Been borrowed numerous time by folks wanting to defrost freezers..Still works like new. But yea, it cost plenty.
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This one was $25, no digital anything.
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I started with a b&d from the orange builders mart it lasted about 4 usings and died right in the middle of a bow straightening. I borrowed one to finish the job and then bought a Milwaukee it puts out lots of head you have to be careful with that rascal or charred wood will be in your future. It cost about 69.00. Ron
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Well, I had breakfast last Sunday with the master of heat guns, The God father of Osage, Mr. Gary Davis! I asked him about the use and type of heat guns? He said any will do, Period! So if your poor or unemployed, or just frugal, "fancy for cheap," have at it! I know I am! Good shootin and heat bending bows, Steve
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Gary oughta be getting a kick-back from at least one of the major heatgun manufacturers. Sounds like he ought to hit up Milwaukee, or Snap-On. Whats a Snap-On heatgun for anyway? Stripping paint off an engine block?
I suppose Gary drank Dr Pepper for breakfast?
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My old one died last year. I went out and bought another but it didn't produce the same amount of heat so I returned it for a different model with more watts. Still didn't work as well as my old one so I brought that one back and took my old one apart. Fixed the burnt out coil and now it works well again
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Well, drat! Looks like my gun is one of the ones recalled. Oh well, guess I'll get a new free one out of the deal. Fortunately mine hasn't malfunctioned but then again I've only used it about three times since I bought it about two or three months ago.
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Gary oughta be getting a kick-back from at least one of the major heatgun manufacturers. Sounds like he ought to hit up Milwaukee, or Snap-On. Whats a Snap-On heatgun for anyway? Stripping paint off an engine block?
I suppose Gary drank Dr Pepper for breakfast?
well it would depend on ther persons job in the industry.
me i am an auto technician,i use them for heat shrink,removing decals etc.
never really had luck removin automotive paints with them,the paint tends to burn before it peels off.
but mostly i bought it because i can right it off at the end of the year as a work tool >:D ;D ;)
even though it gets used on bows more than cars,as far as the IRS is concerned its for work(working on bows that is)