Heatshrink torch

[SV650rules]

Have had these for a few years now and they come in useful for heatshrinking, I used to use the small nozzle that came with my gas soldering iron, but naked flame can be dodgy when heatshrinking in-situ on cars and bikes, and liable to melt cable insulation and other stuff. This LASER tools torch has a 'radiant heat source' that is easy to control and just uses butane which you can buy pretty much anywhere.

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[Dave20046]

I finally bought one of these last year and it's still in it's wrapper - I guess I'll never get out of the lazy habit of just holding a soldering iron suitably close to the shrink.

Good buy for proper functioning humans though

[Adam Ef]

I needed one of these today. Did a lot of heat shrinking with a lighter and got that black charred finish to it all. I'm going to invest in one of these asap. Cheers for the link.

[SV650rules]

As you point out, the problem with using naked flames is that you can damage and weaken the heatshrink and maybe the cable insulation as well, and when doing it in-situ on bikes and cars probably burn your fingers to boot... The Laser heatgun gives a nice even radiant heat ( ignore the 'blower' bit in the description, there is no fan involved ) - the heat is easily controlled by a slider on the side of the gun. Unit also very economical on gas.

[Bibio]

Originally Posted by Dave20046

I finally bought one of these last year and it's still in it's wrapper - I guess I'll never get out of the lazy habit of just holding a soldering iron suitably close to the shrink.

Good buy for proper functioning humans though

as above but i lay the iron on the shrink. if i'm on the bench then i use a gas flame. if i'm doing lots of stuff like looms for my gizmo i use the gas cooker.