The "What did you buy today?" thread...

[Greywolf74]

Believe!
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Man, its been years since I've seen "The Ball" (Reunion Tower). I used to live in Dallas in the long long ago

 

[paytonimusrex]

didn’t buy today but I have a list of the remaining needed things and a setup board in my cart, hoping to buy tm as that’s scheduled day the receiver I need comes back in stock

 

[paytonimusrex]

ended up making a purchase today lol

 

[Warby]

ended up making a purchase today lol
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Heat guns come in very handy. I bought a Makita battery powered one and it's been great.

 

[DavidB1126]

I just use a lighter to heat up / melt heatshrink. Works for me lol. Just don't let it burn.

Oh reminds me, I want a Milwaukee fan or a powerful portable fan, for the track.

Well, for the summer atleast lol

 

[Warby]

I just use a lighter to heat up / melt heatshrink. Works for me lol. Just don't let it burn.

Thats only one of its uses. It's very versatile.

 

[paytonimusrex]

Heat guns come in very handle. I bought a Makita battery powered one and it's been great.

yes they do I have done a few things where it would have been nice to have, did some tinting in the lights for my car and no heat gun so I took them out and used my stove

I just use a lighter to heat up / melt heatshrink. Works for me lol. Just don't let it burn.

Oh reminds me, I want a Milwaukee fan or a powerful portable fan, for the track.

Well, for the summer atleast lol

agreed need a track fan

 

[Warby]

yes they do I have done a few things where it would have been nice to have, did some tinting in the lights for my car and no heat gun so I took them out and used my stove

They have many uses. Drying glue, heating plastic to bend it, heatshrink, heating stickers to remove them, heating vinyl, dent removal, paint removal etc etc

 

[Littlemotor]

I just use a lighter to heat up / melt heatshrink. Works for me lol. Just don't let it burn.

Oh reminds me, I want a Milwaukee fan or a powerful portable fan, for the track.

Well, for the summer atleast lol

What @Warby said..

Once you use a heat gun for just about anything it’s literally made to do-you’ll never wanna use a lighter on heatshrink ever again lol…

Do this with your Bic…

 

[Chubaka]

What @Warby said..

Once you use a heat gun for just about anything it’s literally made to do-you’ll never wanna use a lighter on heatshrink ever again lol…

Do this with your Bic…

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I agree. Save the lighters for me. Digging the pink accents. Looks great.

 

[Littlemotor]

I agree. Save the lighters for me. Digging the pink accents. Looks great.

You can have ‘em all brothaman.. Since we both quit smoking about two yrs ago, all I use em on anymore are candles, and the grill lol.. HAVENT blazed since I quit drinking a little over a year ago either so…

 

[paytonimusrex]

I got the heat gun mainly for the vinyl for for the chassis protector but will have other uses for it

 

[DavidB1126]

 

[Speed Chaser]

paytonimusrex you made sure you can buy replacement tips for that solder kit you purchased right?
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I went from a lighter to a heat gun and now a hot air rework station for heat-shrink.
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I bought some more pink drift wheels for an event.

 

[Tunedfrog]

Believe!
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Oh my, if I had a nickel or every time I,
no wait, what?

Super Slinky 9-42s, I bet the non-players have no clue.

 

[Beer_Goggles_RC]

Kobalt 8 gallon air compressor on marketplace for $30! Fits perfect under my work bench

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Two weeks later and work buys me a brand new one

 

[paytonimusrex]

paytonimusrex you made sure you can buy replacement tips for that solder kit you purchased right?

not but it’ll be fine fudge it we ball

 

[paytonimusrex]

https://www.amainhobbies.com/hot-racing-plug-connector-soldering-jig-hrasd488e/p650328

would yall say this is worth getting?

 

[Beer_Goggles_RC]

https://www.amainhobbies.com/hot-racing-plug-connector-soldering-jig-hrasd488e/p650328

would yall say this is worth getting?

100%

I use a Jig with arms. Much better if you also need to solder motors and escs. Works well for plugs too

 

[DavidB1126]

Yep. Or that @Beer_Goggles_RC said.

I currently use a old block of wood to put battery bullets in. And I also have a new helping hands with arms new in box I need to open up.

@WickedFog and @Greywolf74 I'm pretty sure use and like modeling clay that's sticky and holds a plug in place pretty good. Or what ever it's called.