Based on the wisdom of others posting on this board I've been looking for a portable hot glue gun to take flying for the inevitable field repairs on the AXN that I've still to lay hands on. I have an old mains-powered hot glue gun that's a cheap-'n-nasty and more trouble than it's worth... then there's the problem of an extension cord that would reach
Sooooo I've been looking for a quality replacement/solution that's portable.
They're not that easy to find... luckily for me one turned up on ePray and even better the seller is a local (Aus). So I flashed the cash and waited for the delivery.
Now I have it, and it's a beaut! As per the sellers description, "When you've looked at the toys come back and look at the real thing! "
It has brass internals; "Precise Temp Control from 0 - 200c" so it will do both the low temp glues + the higher (I didn't know there were two until I started researching... see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot-melt_adhesive and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethylene-vinyl_acetate for more than you probably want to know )
Even the case is head 'n shoulders above the usual fair... the 2 clips that keep it closed actually fold under the case to give it even more strength. IMO due to the tough, hard nylon of the gun and the form fitting case it will be fine to put the hot gun back into the case as soon as you've turned it off! The hot tip cannot get any closer than about 1cm to the plastic case, so you can get back to flying without worrying the hot gun is burning something in your tool kit, or somebody leaning on it, kids etc.
The extra bundle of glue sticks are a nice touch, the voice recorder I haven't tried yet. All of this for $53 (AU) delivered! Even if you already have one, this one might be to good to pass up. Anyway here's a link to the current batch that seller has listed, and 2 pics below for a quick glance -
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll ... 0970574879 - 9 available at time of posting this msg.
So cheers with beers!
FYI: I have no relationship with the seller other than having purchased one of these glue guns.