A heat gun is a device used to emit a stream of hot air, usually at temperatures between 100 and 550 degrees Celsius, with some models reaching around 760 degrees Celsius. The tool takes the form of an elongated body pointed at what is to be heated, with a handle fixed to it at a right angle in the same pistol grip style used across many power tools. A heat gun differs from a hair dryer despite the surface resemblance: a hair dryer distributes a wider stream of air at lower, skin safe temperatures, while a heat gun concentrates its heat through a focused element and nozzle, reaching temperatures high enough to scald skin or ignite hair.
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Introduced When (Circa)Sourced to the subject's own accountCirca 1930, with a patent for an early heat gun awarded to C.H. Kenney in 1934 1 OriginSourced to the subject's own accountA more powerful early version followed in 1936 from Milton H. Spielman, an inventor who had worked with electric motors and vacuum cleaners 1 Introduced era (class)Sourced to the subject's own account In the Other Atlases
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1. The History and Origin of the Heat Gun (Haus of Tools)
Haus of Toolsarticle body, paragraph on the first heat gun patent
The first proper heat gun was developed in 1930 and the patent was awarded to C.H. Kenney in 1934.
article body, paragraph on the 1936 Milton H. Spielman version
A slightly more powerful looking version arrived in 1936, invented by Milton H. Spielman, who worked with electric motors and vacuum cleaners.
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