1950's Era HO Industrial Switching Layout
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On The Bench
If there is an indispensable tool that resides in my shop, it is my Supermite heat gun that I have owned for going on 30 years. Now don't try to make the comparisom between this heat gun and the heat guns sold by Home Depot and other hardware stores used for paint removal and what not as they are not in the same league.
Although 'heat guns' may be all labeled the same, the differences between them make it essential when choosing one to make sure it fits your needs.
The Supermite seen in my photo is what is called the Master-Mite today, and this continuous heavy duty 912 watt heating system performs benchtop tasks without excess airflow. There also are a selection of optional tips available for this heat gun that fit your needs depending on your requirements.
I have used my heat gun for shrinking shrink-tubing, activating and curing adhesives and epoxies, pre-heating electronic project boards for soldering, the list is endless.
In the photo seen here, I am using my Supermite heat gun for forming 3/16" x 1/4" rectangular plastic tubing to a shape required for an expansion module that I am building for my model train layout.
As seen here, this heat gun is capable of standing on a bench with the built in feet, allowing you to free up both hands for the job at hand.
Over the years while building ham radio antennas, This heat gun has been one of my go to tools for shrinking tubing up to 3'" OD, the tubing includes hot-melt adhesive that requires a serious amount of heat to pull the tubing in to shape over the coil, making sure that the contours are shrunk precisely and the adhesive melted, sealing the coil form the weather as seen here.....
https://www.jerryclement.ca/MachineShop/Antenna-Werks/i-VJv89Xx
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