Induction heat gun

[crankedup5]

I’m intending to invest into a induction heat gun, I have a lever on my vintage car which needs a little bit of straightening and one of these tools will do the job nicely for me.
It’s not a tool which is going to see much work and I intend to give it to my son who enjoys spannering on his cars.
Question is which one to go for, I want to budget at around £180 - £200 but I don’t want chinese tat
Advise please.

[E-bmw]

Blow-torch will do it for probably £50/60.

[crankedup5]

Thanks for reply, but the lever is to close to flammable items, ts. the timing control lever on the steering wheel that I need to sort out. To take off the lever would be a big job and I thought if I buy an induction heat gun it makes it quick and easy. Also my son can use it.

[InitialDave]

I bought one of the Chinese tat ones and it's worked fine for me, it's not something I need all the time, but it's handy to have when I do need it.

I'm not sure I'd buy one for a one off job, though, even the cheap ones are £150+.

[crankedup5]

InitialDave said:

I bought one of the Chinese tat ones and it's worked fine for me, it's not something I need all the time, but it's handy to have when I do need it.

I'm not sure I'd buy one for a one off job, though, even the cheap ones are £150+.

Thanks for reply, thing is my lad will have use of it for years and years, he has a couple of retro jobs on the go atm. So more a little gift to him really after I do my own job.

[InitialDave]

crankedup5 said:

Thanks for reply, thing is my lad will have use of it for years and years, he has a couple of retro jobs on the go atm. So more a little gift to him really after I do my own job.

Well, in that case, I'd say go for it. They do what they're meant to do, and if you find yourself dealing with rusty fasteners etc a lot, it's a handy tool to have in your arsenal.

How long it'll last before it goes terminally kaput, well, I'm not sure, but at a third of the price of a branded equivalent, I'll take the chance, and mine is still going.

[crankedup5]

^^^^^^^
Thanks.