The heat gun is such a kind of a tool which is been used for emitting a good amount of stream of the hot air. This heat gun more or less looks like a hair drier, which is used to dry the hair after it gets wet. The shape as well as the construction of both the things, that is the heat gun and the hair drier is more or less similar. Though they look similar but the heat guns run at a very high temperature. This particular heat gun is found in various laboratories like chemistry laboratory, physics laboratory, material science laboratory and many others. They are also found in other shop settings and laboratories.

This heat guns are used for various purposes like to dry paint or to strip paint.

This heat is also applied to shrink film as well as heat shrink tubing. This heat gun is also used to dry the damp wood. It is used to weld and blend the plastic. This heat gun is also used to electronic circuit boards and it is also used to soften adhesives. The temperature of the output air that comes out from this heat gun is very high. It is nearly about 100 to 550 degree Celsius.