Lookin for a reasonable priced - good - heat gun One that stands up

Any suggestions

Thanks

Bill - willierods.com

Hello Bill.

Catch Lowes when they have a sale!

Happy Melting.

Bob,

New Bern, NC.

Robert
There are so many brands out there and I don't want to have it fail after a couple of weeks
Got some bamboo to straighten My hair dryer ain't hot enough

Bill - willierods.com

Wagner HT3500 in my shop.

I've had my Milwaukee 8975-6 duel temp heat gun for about 10 years...still works like new. Pretty reasonably priced at Home Depot.

Got to take a look at my Home Depot
10 Years hope they are are made the same
Wrote that down on 2 inch tape put on my computer

Any thing from Sears ??

Bill - willierods.com

Hello Bill.

Mine is a Dewalt, but I forgot the model#. I think I got it for around $40.00 with a bunch of attchments.
I also use it for peeling paint so it is not just for rod work.

Happy Burning.

Bob,

New Bern, NC.



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Harbor Freight has a 1500 watt heat gun on sale for $12.99, if you have one close by.

[www.northerntool.com]

Tough to beat
Roger

i HI have the Harbor Freight gun, 6 years old, no problems. You can buy 3 of them for $40.00

Been using the Harbor Freight on myself for years bending curves while building bows....no problems and the best 10 bucks I have ever spent

whichever one you get make sure it comes with or you order the attachment nozzles. my 15 year old Black and Decker is great but I had to order the fishtail nozzle for it. but as a bonus that came with 4 different nozzles.

Been using Harbor Freights Gun for years with no problems! Best $10/12 I've spent

Mike (Southgate, MI)
If I don't want to, I don't have to and nobody can make me (except my wife) cuz I'm RETIRED!!

Ace Hardware brand works fine.

I have the Harbor Freight 1500w gun, 5 years old & no problems.

Roger-How is a $200 heat-gun hard to beat? You can buy two heat-guns and a used lathe for that dough.

David,
Simply put, this is one of the best and well make heat guns on the market.

However, I wouldn't spend that much money myself for a heat gun either.

But, if you do ever have a chance to compare a different heat gun to this one, I think that you will quickly see the difference, if you are interested in finding out.

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This sort of thing is very much like comparing a $50 cordless drill to a $300 cordless drill. Both of them will drill a lot of holes for a long time. But for the person who wears the drill on the end of his arm - as in using it 10 hours a day - every day - he will gladly pay the $250 difference because it drills the holes so much more comfortably and efficiently.

This is the same as comparing a $200 10 inch lathe to a $2000 10 inch lathe.
Both lathes will turn a handle and a piece of wood. But the $2000 lathe will do it in a much more comfortable way.
Again, for the part time user of a lathe - the $200 lathe will do a very fine job just fine. But for an exacting turner who stands behind the lathe for 10 hours a day for days on end, the $2000 lathe will be the one that will take the heat and keep on ticking - so to speak.

Or you can by a 20 year old rust bucket to drive back and forth to work for $500 and it will get you there and back on most days.
Or you can spend $30,000 for a new car and enjoy the driving experience every day with plenty of enjoyment.

It is always a matter of where you have your priorities.

Roger

David,
Since this is a rod building forum, an even better analogy is that a person wants a fishing rod to go catch some fish.

He can go over to the local discount sporting goods store and pick up an imported rod for $30 and go out and catch lots and lots of fish over the 10 years that he owns it.

Or, he can come over to you for a custom fishing rod. He can walk away from you after spending $800 on a rod, that goes out and catches some fish during the time that he owns it. But now and then, he won't take it on a fly in trip or on a "roughing it trip" because he is too concerned about breaking it.

So, was the person better off spending $30 at a discount store to buy a rod - on which he catches 5000 fish over 10 years, or buying one from you for $800 and catches 500 fish because he is too concerned about using his "good" rod on those beautiful productive trips that might entail some extra work in packing and getting to the site?

Again, it is all about priorities.

By the way - I used to do that. i.e. I would save my really "good" rods for the trips where I could control the environment. But after a few years, I said to myself, "why did I spend the time and money to build such a great rod and then never use it on the trips that were so important to me. Since then, I have learned to take the trips, and to also take the rods that I want for the trip. I do pack carefully, and have had no mishaps, but I certainly was very worried about the rods on the first couple of trips that I took.

Above all - buy and use the products of YOUR choice, to do the Jobs that you want to do - in the way that you want to do the jobs.

Enjoy.

Roger

I agree with the above post. Build with ALL the best and then USE what you build. None of my rods will only be a mantle piece.

Roger, we are in agreement. I build only fly rods as that is what I know and what I fish. I can build a customer an inexpensive rod with chrome guides and aluminum reel seat and he can go out and abuse it and not lose much more than a few hundred dollars, or I can build him a beautiful rod with high end components and recoil guides. a rod he/she can be proud to own and fish and one that will perform light years ahead of the cheaper rod. It's all about the experience and pride of ownership.

Jerry