Cordless Heat Gun Compatible with Makita 18V Battery (Tool Only) | LCD Digital Display - 350W 122℉-1022℉ Adjustable Portable Battery Powered Hot Air Gun for Shrink Tubing Crafts Vinyl Wrap

It is extremely unusual for me to give an opinion on a product. Over the years, like many, I've purchased quite a bit online. Overall have done fairly well. This "product review" is the VERY FIRST AND ONLY submitted within a week of delivery. I have wanted/needed a heat gun for a very long time. I would guess over ten years. Every time I go seeking to buy one, some obstacle would block the plan & once again obtaining a decent heat gun would go on the back burner. I have several projects that need to be finished before winter a heat gun would be needed. With little hope of finding one that checked all the boxes & was priced right. I own several Makita hand tools & been happy with all of them, especially the cordless tools. I've picked up a number of 18V LXT batteries. The first Amazon search revealed the LIVOWALNY Heat Gun, "WITH ALL THE BELLS & WHISTLES" that I wanted, for LESS THAN $50.00 - I could procrastinate no longer. I admit list of features @ at a near ridiculous price expectation, wasn't realistic. For some reason I had mindset. I can't explain it. Seriously! The LIVOWALNY Heat Gun; Cordless (compatible with Makita batteries), Digital Temperature Setting (a MUST HAVE if needing ACCURACY AT LOW HEAT) & COMES WITH ALL THE GOODY'S i WILL USE & NO USELESS CRAP ADDED. The LIVOWALNY is an awesome tool. Heats up to desired temp in seconds! Holds the temp (especially LOW TEMP) - all day! Looks great hanging next to Makita Cordless Drill (Like Twins). It appears to be built to last! Time will tell of course, but I bet $100 to a doughnut this is the last heat gun I need to buy. For Mr Skeptic (me) to make that statement is seriously uncharacteristic. I have to say it again; All for Less than $50.00 (Amazon Prime) Huzzah!

I've using this to thaw frozen pad locks. It's safer than a torch and faster than deicer. Overall, it's been working great. Heats up quickly, and the trigger lock is a nice feature. I was a little concerned by the weight. It was much lighter that I was expecting, but I've had no issues. Fan speed is easy to set, and low temp has been enough for me. It it a little tough on batteries. Battery life is a little short, so bring a couple with. I did have one off-brand battery fail after using it. I don't blame the tool at all. None of my genuine batteries have and any issues.

I put in a BL1815, fully charged but a few years old, and it worked for less than three seconds, enough to ensure that the gun worked but that was it. The gun turned itself off. I tried a second battery with the same result. I put the batteries in the charger and both were fully charged in just about eight seconds. I have larger batteries on order. Will update this review after I try the larger batteries. The non-OEM 6.0 amp batteries came in. Dramatically better!

In spite of the flames in the cutaway drawing, this is pretty modest in power (I didn't think it would shoot fire). If you are shrinking heatshrink tubing, this is OK. The airflow is quite modest - if you were stripping paint, this would be a nightmare. The outlet has a *very* restrictive screen (I'd estimate it's like 60+ percent blocked). I've already drilled out about 1/3 of the holes to 5/64 which helped some on airflow but I think this thing is going to lose that screen and probably be a lot more useful. I haven't used the actual M-brand heat gun (I think they have one) but this is adequate for what I want which is heatshrink tubing.

Worked well, but my 24-volt battery didn't last long

Works great

The fan is almost non existent. The fan is very very weak you can only feel the heat a few inches. Other than the fan that is really not a fan it gets very hot and works as intended.

Heats very good just sure doesn't blow much