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Applications
F Soft soldering:
First, clean
metal parts you want to join.
Then, using hot air, heat the point
you want to solder and offer up
the soldering wire. Use flux or a
soldering wire with a flux core to
prevent oxide forming.
G Welding and joining plastic:
All parts being welded must be of
the same plastic material. Use an
appropriate welding rod.
Here are some of the applications
you can use Makita heat guns for.
This selection is by no means
exhaustive – no doubt you can
immediately think of other exam-
ples.
A Stripping paint:
Paint is soft-
ened and can be removed with a
stripping knife and paint scraper
to leave a clean surface.
B Shrinking tubing on cables:
The shrink tubing is slipped over
the section you want to insulate
and heated with hot air. The tub-
ing shrinks by approx. 50% in
diameter to give a sealed union.
Shrinking is particularly fast and
even using reflector nozzles.
Sealing and stabilising cable
breaks, insulating soldered joints,
gathering cable runs, sheathing
terminal blocks.
C Forming PVC:
Sheeting, pip-
ing or ski boots can be softened
and formed with hot air.
D Lighting the barbecue:
Gets charcoal glowing in next to
no time; no more waiting.
E Thawing:
Water pipes, frozen
door locks, steps. Gently thaws
and dries all in one go.
H
Electronic components
from damaged circuit boards
can be desoldered using hot
air (approx. 400 °C) and the
reduction nozzle.
I Joining sheeting:
The sheets
are overlapped and welded
together. A slit nozzle is used to
direct hot air under the overlap,
then the two sheets are firmly
pressed together with a feed
roller. Also possible:
Repairing
PVC tarpaulins
by overlap weld-
ing with a slit nozzle.
Rigid PVC
Plasticised
PVC
Soft PE
(LDPE)
Polyethylene
Hard PE
(HDPE)
Polyethylene
PP
Polypropylene
ABS
Pipes, fittings, sheets, building pro-
files, technical mouldings
Welding temperature 300 °C
Floor coverings, wallpapers,
hoses, sheets, toys
Welding temperature 400 °C
Domestic and electrotechnical
articles, toys
Welding temperature 250 °C
Baths, baskets, canisters, insulat-
ing material, pipes
Welding temperature 300 °C
HT drainage pipes, moulded
seats, packaging, car components
Welding temperature 250 °C
Car components, equipment
housings, cases
Welding temperature 350 °Cr
Carbonises in the flame, pungent odour;
crashing sound
Smoking, yellowish-green flame,
pungent odour; silent
Light yellow flame, drips continue to
burn, smells of a candle being extin-
guished; dull sound
Light yellow flame, drips continue to
burn, smells of a candle being extin-
guished; crashing sound
bright flame with a blue core,
drips continue to burn, pungent odour;
crashing sound
black, fluffy smoke, sweet odour;
crashing sound
Material
Application types
Distinguishing characteristics
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