Dear List: I found a heat gun made by Milwaukee that has the same size nozzle as the Ungar "Princess" in the supply houses. Called the "Precision Hot Tool", Model 1400 Watts: 360 Amps: 3 120 VAC. It is about 10 " long, pen shaped approx 1 3/4" to 2 " in diameter. Nozzle temp reaches 650 F. It has a little stand for laying it down while using-great for extracting broken shanks from verticals, etc. It has a "shield" attachment (called Heat Shrink Adapter, sold separately) which is almost identical to the "Heat Shield" Shrink Tubing adapter from Milwaukee is $4.95 plus about $4.00 shipping...one could be made easily from some sheet metal.... I have used mine mainly for bending/burning-in shanks also and it works as well as the Ungar. I paid $25.00 new at a craft booth at our local county fair, so I'm assuming it probably could be had from the Home Depot or the like for maybe even less... Just thought someone might be interested.... Regards, Greg Torres Tunapiana@adisfwb.com -----Original Message----- From: EugeniaCar@aol.com <EugeniaCar@aol.com> To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org> Date: Tuesday, November 04, 1997 9:30 AM Subject: Unger Heat Gun > Gina, > > I seem to have misplaced the information you gave out at the Orlando > convention about the Unger heat gun with the baffle - the one you were > using for bending hammer shanks. Where can I find one and how much would it > cost? >> > > >Hi Wally, > > >Unger Heat Gun - page 28 of APSCO catalog, around $50. I think Grainger's >also carries them, if you are close to a Grainger.. > >Best, > >Gina > > >
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