heat guns

[R3ADi7]

does anyone know a place that has them cheap??

 

[Adam]

harbor freight usually has them for 15 or 20 bux

 

[Sean Bradley]

If there isn't a Harbor Freight near you check here:

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/disp...temnumber=35776

$9.99 is hard to beat....even with shipping.

 

[Dreg]

with these u can bend plastic strips right

 

[link4044]

yes and burn your hands, legs and feet :wowie: trust me on that one

 

[Redsleighdown]

yes and burn your hands, legs and feet :wowie: trust me on that one

seconded. :eek

 

[Sean Bradley]

Yes, I believe that these do get hot enough to 'bend' styrene (thermalforming) plastic, but I should caution you that they are not enough of a heat source to thermaform anything and more importantly they're not very focused for making nice straight bends.

For straight bends I have always used a 'camp' or utility lighter. One of those that has the long neck...that way you don't constantly burn your fingers on the hot metal end like you would with a regular lighter.

Just be careful and don't burn your house down. Styrene does burn...keep the lighter like 2-3 inches away from the plastic and you'll be fine.

And don't burn your hands! :wowie: