Heat shrink - what do you use to supply the heat?

[polo1]

As per the title, just curious :smilewinkgrin:

 

[Thefailsafe2012]

Me zippo usually :sifone:

 

[shanky887614]

gas powered soldering iron

 

[flyingsausage]

On my last two jobs we used cold shrink.

The last time I did use heat shrink it was with a 110v hot air gun

 

[Redvanman]

My wife's hair dryer shh don't tell her

 

[Sintra]

One of these babies for small stuff.

CBT5K Butane Gas Torch Kit

 

[shanky887614]

rarely use heatshrink though as normally use bungee's and a set of stretchers

 

[Sparky_Steve]

Mini Cordless Refillable Gas Torch Hot Air Heat Gun,Heat Shrink,Soldering,Drying | eBay

one of these sure i paid less though

 

[sparkdog]

Antex Gascat soldering iron with hot air attachment.

 

[stranded]

Have used a lighter before

 

[Silly Sausage]

I just let the wife babble away over it.

 

[Guest55]

I just let the wife babble away over it.

you ? married ?

pfft , as if anyones gonna believe that.
;-)

 

[NDG Elecs]

I use a Alex Ferguson rant......

 

[Engineer54]

We use heat shrink all the time, i love the stuff!! A good example would be replacing SWA shrouds with adhesive lined heat shrink for all exposed external glanding!!

Depends on what sort of heat shrink operation your talking about, For general purpose heat shrink tubing, a decent heat gun with a flat nozzle is my preference, but a small blow torch along the lines of what Sintra uses is just as suitable. If were talking about heavy duty heat shrink, such as you would find in a heat shrink cable joint, then a good full size blow torch is really the only way to go....

 

[netblindpaul]

E54,
Do you really use a naked flame?
Not a criticism, it's just I was taught never to use a naked flame always some indirect form of heat!