Re: Corretto advice
Hi Pat, welcome to CoffeeSnobs. 
Regarding buying a heatgun off ebay, Id be heading for a large hardware chain to buy it. You can get them there for under $20, or pay up to $180, but the point is they will honour the warranty, where an ebay supplier may not. A high number of heatguns fail - I believe that manufacturers figure that the average home handyman will only use them a few times, so while they market them and warrant them as being "tough", they cut corners in manufacturing. One day last year, I had to return two heatguns on the same day - the replacement failed as well. Some people buy the cheapest gun they can find, and it just goes and goes. I now have the Makita HG1100, it hasnt skipped a beat in 12 months (touch wood), but I paid $165 for it. (Less the cost of the faulty one I was returning).
Ebay is great for a lot of purchases, but being able to jump in the car, replace your heatgun and continue roasting makes a lot more sense.
Originally posted by Pat Breen link=1226320162/20#26 date=1228980376

Regarding buying a heatgun off ebay, Id be heading for a large hardware chain to buy it. You can get them there for under $20, or pay up to $180, but the point is they will honour the warranty, where an ebay supplier may not. A high number of heatguns fail - I believe that manufacturers figure that the average home handyman will only use them a few times, so while they market them and warrant them as being "tough", they cut corners in manufacturing. One day last year, I had to return two heatguns on the same day - the replacement failed as well. Some people buy the cheapest gun they can find, and it just goes and goes. I now have the Makita HG1100, it hasnt skipped a beat in 12 months (touch wood), but I paid $165 for it. (Less the cost of the faulty one I was returning).
Ebay is great for a lot of purchases, but being able to jump in the car, replace your heatgun and continue roasting makes a lot more sense.



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