- Flooring installations
- Drying
- Car bumper repair
- Plastic sign repair
- Plastic fence repair
- Outdoor equipment housing repair
- Overlap welding of vinyls and coated fabrics
- Tank construction
- Watercraft, motorcyle, and ATV repair
- Heating thermoplastics for forming and bending
- Repairing and making truck tarpaulins and awnings
- Installing pool liners, roofing and flooring
- Automotive manufacturing processes
- Shrinking tubing, molded parts, sleeves, etc.
- Activating adhesives
- Defrosting and warming
Features
- Well balanced motor to prevent vibration
- High air output- 300 l/min
- Air cooling after use with a convenient rocker switch, eliminating temperature adjustments
- Broad line of easily installed nozzles that are compatible with similar tools
- Large air intake to keep tool cool
- Replace brushes from outside the tool - no need to disassemble
- Easily replaced power cord - should it become damaged
- Generates its own air with built-in blower and motor
- Electronic variable temperature control up to 1290°F (700°C)
- Sliding switch for on/off control
- Snug fitting ceramic element to prolong element life
- Overall light weight - 2 lbs, 10 oz
- Small handle for ease of use - ergonomically designed to make the job easier
- 12-month warranty on parts and workmanship - excluding the element
How to weld plastic with this kit:
Most Thermoplastic material that can be softened or shaped by heat can be welded with a hot air welder. This lightweight, hand-held equipment makes it easy for even inexperienced users to develop the “feel” for welding plastic — doing it economically and with speed after only a few hours of study and practice.
Whether fabricating thermoplastic stock or repairing various types of plastic parts, hot air welding is usually performed on plastics with a thickness of 1/16" or more. The bonds achieved, depending on the type of weld, are generally as strong (90% or more) than the original material.
Selection of Rods:
Select a welding rod of the same material as the base material. For the purpose of matching the welding rod material to the base material, use this guideline: Look for labels on the base material and on the package in which the rods or strips were delivered.
Welding Rod Sizing:
For maximum welding economy, select a rod diameter size close to the thickness size of the base material. For base material thickness greater than 3/16", more than one rod will be necessary. Example: to weld, the bevelled area between two base material sheets of 1/4" thickness, three 5/32" rods will be required. Rods are available in 1/8", 5/32", 3/16" diameter.
Either the rod or strip is fed through a special high speed welding tip containing a feeding channel which makes it unnecessary for the welder to hold the rod or strip in hand while welding is performed.
A person performing high speed welding, moving the welder at proper speed, can join 2 feet of Polyvinyl Chloride, Polyethylene, or Polypropylene in a minute. Seams, joints, or repair areas can be as strong or stronger than the original or base material welded (90% or better, depending on the type of weld applied).
When performing high speed welding, remove welding rod from the feeder tube immediately when the weld is completed. Always clean the rod feeder tube with the feeder tube brush before and after completion of the weld. |
