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    Default Your pen repair heat gun has other uses

    Pens? Nope.

    I own a heat gun for restoring pens. I've been having a problem with two GPS units and their suction cup mounts falling off the dashboard discs of two cars. I did a bit of research and stumbled onto this:

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    Default Re: Your pen repair heat gun has other uses

    Cool, I'll have to try that. I wonder what the heat setting was. Low, or fry.

    To bring it into the pen world....

    Plastic and rubber in particular have a memory. You can do the same thing with the rubber plug that holds a snorkel tube. Heat them until they're soft, let them cool, and you'll find that the fit around the snorkel tube is quite a bit tighter.

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    Default Re: Your pen repair heat gun has other uses

    That video reminded me of watching (and listening to) a Nathan Tardiff video. Except about 90% shorter.
    "When Men differ in Opinion, both Sides ought equally to have the Advantage of being heard by the Publick;
    and that when Truth and Error have fair Play, the former is always an overmatch for the latter."

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    Default Re: Your pen repair heat gun has other uses

    My gun was on high, the business end was two inches away, and the cups were HOT. The suction cups are now flat, and I'll see what happens with the weight of the GPSes over the next several days.

    I never saw Nathan Tardiff. Now I'm not sure I want to.
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    "When Men differ in Opinion, both Sides ought equally to have the Advantage of being heard by the Publick;
    and that when Truth and Error have fair Play, the former is always an overmatch for the latter."

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    Default Re: Your pen repair heat gun has other uses

    Quote Originally Posted by FredRydr View Post
    I never saw Nathan Tardiff. Now I'm not sure I want to.
    It was mostly the voice and similar affectations. Don't rush to watch one, believe me.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jon Szanto View Post
    That video reminded me of watching (and listening to) a Nathan Tardiff video. Except about 90% shorter.
    You are totally right. It was not in the way I expected, but it does have something very Tardiff about it.

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    Default Re: Your pen repair heat gun has other uses

    Toys? How about an Omas Extra Lucens?

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    Default Re: Your pen repair heat gun has other uses

    Great tip....thanks for sharing!

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