Customer Reviews

Black & Decker HG1000K Variable Temperature Heat Gun

5 star:		(2)
4 star:		(0)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(6)

 

 

THe Unit Was good at stripping varnish. The problem it quit after only two weeks of light use ( would strip for 15 mins rest for 30 mins) A very light duty unit. Will pay more next time for heavy duty.

I was highly disappointed with this product because it is extremely weak. The "blow" factor was equivalent to that of your hair dryer on the lowest setting. I returned the item.

And it sure is. Another example of how a good name has sold itself out to the economical race to the bottom.Had I known, I never would have bought it.

It worked for about a total of 10-15 hours, and simply died. If you were to attempt anything of real work in your home, say stipping the paint off an old fireplace mantle, you'de be out of luck. It is just not up to the job it is advertised for, from a very small workable area, to not having he basic durability to be used at the high tempertaure setting required for any degree of time. Hopefully you'll have a chance to return it within the 30 days required. I just barely did. But I had to waste my time, and energy as well as delay my project by several weeks. I didn't buy it for commercial use, so I didn't buy industrial.

Its a sad day when you have to buy industrial/commerical product for some basic simple home use. Black and Decker is forever removed from my list of products, and now I am suspicious of Dewalt, owned by the same manufacturer.Supposedly it is still made in the USA, but which parts inside might be made in China?

I actually gave it a rating of 2, becuase for shrink wrap and plastic shrinkable coverings, it should be just fine. In which case, just get the item without the little carrying case and tools.

Avoid Black and Decker for any legit projects, buy it if you just want a toy to collect dust on a shelf.

This was absolutely horrible. THe very first time we used it it broke with in 10 seconds. Unfortunately it was after the 30 day mark from when we bought it here...

I bought it to heat up a few ½" pvc pipes that I needed to bend. I used it three separate days for a period of less than half an hour each. The third time that I used it I had been working with it for about 20 minutes (on and off) I think I had it on for 5 minutes straight and all of the sudden it die. I had read some bad comments before I bought it but didn't' take it seriously. I relied on the good comments. I have other Black and Decker products and they are much better quality than this heat gun. Don't even waist your time in buying this product. Now I am stuck in the middle of my project and I have to go and find another heat gun.

I bought this Black and Decker heat gun to use for encaustic painting. I have actually bought this same heat gun 3 times and the third one just died on me. I'm a slow learner, I suppose. I have just learned the cheap power tool lesson. Cheap power tools are a false economy! Now I have to buy my fourth heat gun, and it will definitely NOT be a Black and Decker!

Borrowed it from the neighbor, it burned out after two days of use, perhaps 4 hours runtime. As the other reviews here say, "junk" -- don't waste your money.

I've owned this for a few months, and I love it. I use it strictly for activating heat-shrinkwrap around cables, for AV installations. I was attracted to this model by its low price, and because it comes with a case.

I find the ergonomics to be great. Overall, the design seems well thought out.

I haven't used it for removing paint, and I doubt that I will. I'm sure that in that more demanding roll, there will be greater chance for product failure. However, the previous poster's experience has to be the rare exception, rather than the rule.

I like this one because it has a variable temperature and the plastic housing stays cool. I used it lightly for over a year and then on one day of heavy continuous use (about 20-30 minutes) it just died. Reading the reviews here it seems to be a common issue. Knowing that now (as I place my order for a second one) I will know that it can only be used for shorter durations and that it requires time to cool in between. The same thing happened with my shredder when I tried to over use it (continuous for 30 minutes), so it is just one of those items that has to be used in a cycle of 10min on/10min off.

I BOUGHT THIS ITEM FOR USE IN AUTOMOTIVE, EXACTLY TO PLACE DYNAMAT IN CARS, WICH MEANS A LOT OF HOURS RUNNING AND TOTAL HEAT, AND WORKS PERFECTLY. CAMES WITH CASE AND ALL THINGS NECESARY, BUT I ONLY USE THE FOCUS ONE OR SOMETIMES WIDER. IT WILL BE BETTERS, BUT THIS WORKS GREAT FOR ME AND FOR THE PRICE.