Brands: Milwaukee, Makita, DeWalt, Craftsman, Hercules, Scorch Marker, Wagner, Porter-Cable, Seekone, Black+Decker, WEN, Warrior, and several knockoff cordless heat guns. Heat guns compared for performance at heating up aluminum, melting a glue stick, maximum temperature, and noise level.
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Craftsman:
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Wagner:
Porter-Cable:
Milwaukee Corded:
Seekone:
Black+Decker:
WEN:
DeWalt Corded:
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DeWalt Cordless:
Milwaukee Cordless:
Knockoff DeWalt:
Knockoff Milwaukee:
Knockoff Makita:
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A heat gun is a must-have tool in my Opinion and I use mine just about every Week so the question is which cordless As well as corded heat gun is the best So why spend $138 for a genuine Milwaukee heat gun when you can buy this Knockoff for only $36 the first heat Guns will be testing are cordless up to 500° C or 932 de f is powered by a Milwaukee M18 battery I'll use 5 amp Hour batteries to test the cordless heat Guns the knockoff Milwaukee comes with Four different attachments the knockoff Milwaukee is made in China and the Knockoff Milwaukee weighs 1.22 lb and The knockoff Milwaukee is relatively Quiet at only 72.9 DB in the first test Let's see how long it takes for the heat Guns to melt through a glue stick I'll Place the glue stick 1 in from the Nozzle the 5 a battery is fully charged And the knockoff Milwaukee claims 400 Watts and 932 de of heat however it's Just not moving too much air and it's Taking quite a while to melt a glue Stick and the knockoff Milwaukee is Finally finished in 3 minutes and 28 Seconds at a price of $138 for just a Heat gun and not the battery and charger Is this Milwaukee brand reaches Operational temperature in only 6 Seconds up to 470° C or 878 de F and the Milwaukee comes with two different Attachments includes an LED light made
In China and a Milwaukee weighs 1.64 lbs And a Milwaukee makes a lot less noise Than the knockoff at only 68.9 DB and The genuine Milwaukee weighs almost a Half PB more than the knockoff and the Glue is already beginning to melt at Around 30 seconds and seems to be Working quite a bit faster than the Knockoff and the Milwaukee is finished In 2 minutes and 44 seconds or about 45 Seconds faster than the knockoff at a Price of $36 for just a heat gun and not The battery and charger is this knockoff DeWalt heat gun and the knockoff DeWalt Claims it can make up to 990 de F or 532 De C it can achieve that heat in only 2 To 3 seconds includes a trigger lock Comes with five separate attachments the Knockoff DeWalt is made in China and the Knockoff DeWalt weighs 1.65 lb and a 73.1 DB for the knockoff DeWalt and the Knockoff DeWalt seems to be making very Good progress with the glue stick Beginning to melt at around 30 seconds And the knockoff to walk claims to make Even more heat than the knockoff Milwaukee at 990 de F and the knockoff DeWalt moves into the lead at 2 minutes And 38 seconds at a price of $98 for Just a heat gun and not the battery and Charger is this DeWalt brand the DeWalt Has two different heat settings DeWalt Claims 990 de fhe or 532 de C the Genuine DeWalt and the knockoff are very
Close to the same size the DeWalt comes With two separate attachments the DeWalt Is made in China and the DeWalt weighs .75 lb and the DeWalt is pretty quiet at Only 64.5 DB and the genuine DeWalt also Claims to make 990 de of heat and it Seems to be melting the glue stick just As quickly or even faster than the Knockoff and the genuine DeWalt heat gun Moves into the lead at 2 minutes and 16 Seconds at a price of $55 for just the Heat gun and not the battery and charger Is this knockoff Makita this heat gun Works with Makita Batteries up to 1, 122° F comes with three different Attachments and a pair of gloves Includes an LCD digital dis display you Can adjust the heat setting as well as The fan speed the knockoff Makita is Made in China and the knockoff Makita is Very light at just over a pound and the Knockoff Makita is right at 72.6 DB and The knockoff Makita is set to the Highest fan speed and heat setting and The knockoff Makita is beginning to melt The glue stick at around 45 seconds the Knockoff Makita is finally finished in 2 Minutes and 51 seconds at a price of $160 for just the heat gun and not the Battery and charger is this Makita brand Up to 1 122° F compact design at only 6 And 5/8 in Long max air flow is 7.1 CFM It has a trigger switch with lock on and Lockoff functions LED light to
Illuminate the work area it comes with Four different attachments the Makita is Made in China and the Makita weighs Quite a bit more than the knockoff at 1.48 lb and the Makita makes less noise Than the knockoff at 69.7 DB and the Makita seems to be the fastest yet with The glue beginning to melt at around 25 Seconds and the Makita claims to make Even more heat than the Milwaukee and The DeWalt at, 122° F and and the Makita Moves into the lead at 2 minutes and 9 Seconds at a price of only $20 is this Warrior brand which is sold at Harbor Freight they claim it has a 6ft power Cord in a three-way switch includes two Different temperature settings it claims 1500 WTS or 11 amps the warrior is made In China and the warrior weighs 1.025 lb And the warrior is quite a bit louder Than the cordless heat guns at 79.4 DB The warrior claims 1500 WTS and it did Better than advertised at 1,516 and the warrior is already Beginning to melt the glue stick in Around 15 seconds which is quite a bit Faster than the cordless glue guns Instead of using just 400 wats the Warrior uses quite a bit more Electricity at 1500 wats which should Really help and the warrior is the Fastest yet at a minute and 21 seconds At a price of $23 is this S1 brand it's A very popular brand with about 10,000
In sales in the last 30 days it has a Variable speed temperature control two Different fan speeds it's designed with The built-in stand it claims 1,800 watts And up to 1, 122° F the squ one is made In China comes with four separate Attachments and the S1 weighs very close To 1 lb and 78.1 DB is almost as loud as The warrior and the S one claims 1,800 Watts but it came up short at around 1,590 and the S1 is already beginning to Melt the glue stick in around 12 seconds The S1 glue gun uses around 70 Watts More than the warrior and it seems to be Helping and the S one is finally Finished in a minute and 6 seconds to Move into the lead at a price of only $25 is this W brand 12.5 amp variable Temperature heat gun up to 1,112 de fhe Air flow of either 79 or 132 CFM the Wind is made in China and it's 1.2 lb For the win and the wind is a lot less Noisy than the SE one at 73.9 DB and the Wind is just over 1500 watts and it's Taking the wind a little bit longer to Begin melting the glue stick compared to The warrior in the seek 1 the wind does Use less energy than the warrior in the Seek 1 at 1, 1510 Watts the winds still Perform well but it is 2 seconds slower Than the warrior at a minute and 23 Seconds at a price of $26 is this Black And Decker 1,350 Watts up to 1,000° F two different
Temperature settings built-in stand Makes cool down easier and safer thre Position side handle made in China and The Black & Decker is the lightest yet At 0.97 lb and the Black & Decker is the Loudest yet at 80 DB and it's just over 1500 WTS for the Black & Decker and the Black and Decker is already beginning to Melt the glue in less than 15 seconds The Black & Decker does appear to be Moving a lot more air compared to the Wind and that's really helping and the Black IND Decker is already finished at A minute and 12 seconds to move into Second place behind the seek 1 at a Price of $28 is this Wagner brand it has Two temperature settings 750° and 1,000 It claims it can easily loosen rusted Bolts comes with three different Attachments the Wagner is made in China And the Wagner is very light at 0.875 lb And 72.9 DB is relatively quiet for a Quarted heat gun and the Wagner only Made it to just over 1,237 watts and the Wagner is off to a Quick start with the glue stick Beginning to melt in under 15 seconds And the Wagner just doesn't use nearly As much energy as the other quarter heat Guns at around 1,238 Watts however it is moving a lot Of air which should really help and a Minute and 10 seconds is 2 seconds Faster than the Black and Decker at a
Price of $40 is a Scorch marker brand up To, 1500 watts or 9 130° F The Scorch Marker comes with one attachment Includes two separate fan speeds The Scorch marker is made in USA and The Scorch marker weighs just over 1 lb 79 DB is almost as loud as the Black & Decker and a Scorch marker is the most Power heat gun yet at 1,619 wats and The Scorch marker is Already beginning to melt the glue in Around 10 seconds and The Scorch marker Is around 1,619 Watts the most yet and a Scorch Marker finished 1 second slower than the Seek 1 at a minute and 7 Seconds to move Into second place at a price of $40 is This Porter Cable brand it's a 1500 W Dual temperature heat gun includes a High and a low fan speed temperature Control dial allows for easy adjustment Of temperatures integrated support stand Allows the gun to sit upright and Handsfree the Porter Cable is made in Thailand and a porter cable weighs 1.59 Lb and a porter cable is at 1,521 wats and it's at 76.5 DB and a Porter cable is a little bit slower than The Scorch marker beginning to melt the Glue at around 15 seconds and the Porter Cable uses about 100 Watts less than The Scorch marker and a minute and 17 Seconds is about 10 seconds lower than The Scorch marker at a price of $55 is
This Craftsman brand the Craftsman Claims up to 1200° F two fan speeds for Optimal air flow it has a variable Temperature control di rated for 1500 Watts the Craftsman is made in Thailand And it's 1.56 5 lb for the Craftsman and The Craftsman is pretty quiet at only 72.4 DB and the Craftsman performed Better than advertised at 1,590 watts And a Craftsman heats up very fast and It's already beginning to melt the glue In around 12 seconds it's also moving a Lot of air as the melting glue is Getting blown about and a Craftsman just Moved into the lead over the se1 at a Minute and 2 seconds very impressive at A price of $60 is this Hercules brand Which is sold at Harbor Freight it Claims it can deliver up to 1200° F 14 Amps or 1700 Watts the Hercules comes With three different attachments the Hercules is made in China and the Hercules weighs 1.67 5 lb just like the Craftsman the Hercules is relatively Quiet at 73.1 DB and the Hercules is the Most powerful heat gun yet at just over 1,730 ws and the Hercules is making good Use of its 1,730 WTS of energy Consumption and the glue is beginning to Melt at around 12 seconds and the Hercules doesn't seem to be moving quite As much air as a crack However the Hercules is still performing Very well at a minute and 10 seconds at
A price of $79 is this DeWalt brand Rated for $1,550 WTS or 13 amps it has a Variable temperature control knob it has A kickstand for vertical stability the DeWalt is made in Thailand and it's 1.83 Lb for the DeWalt and the DeWalt is a Little bit louder than the Hercules at 75.8 DB and 1,520 watts is pretty close To average for the heat guns and the DWT Is beginning to melt the glue at around 20 seconds which is not nearly as fast As some of the other Brands and thewalt Just doesn't moov nearly as much air Compared to some of the other brands and That really hurts and thewalt is finally Finished in a minute and 30 seconds at a Price of $145 or about twice as much as The DeWalt brand zys Milwaukee it's Rated for 11.6 amps or 1,000° F delivers 15 CFM wide support base provides Superior stability to prevent tip over The Milwaukee is made in Thailand and The Milwaukee weighs 1.41 5 lb and Milwaukee is about the same as the Hercules at 72.8 D and just over 1 ,500 WTS is about the same as the DeWalt just Like the DeWalt the Milwaukee is taking A little bit longer to begin melting the Glue stick and the Milwaukee and DeWalt Use about the same amount of electricity And neither of the heat guns seem to Move too much air and a minute and 30 Seconds is the same amount of time as a Dwall at a price of $157 is this Makita
Brand it claims it can achieve 1,22 de F Slides s sets three airf flow settings Cooling low and high heat includes four Different attachments rubberized pistol Grip handle and an integrated rear stand The Mak is made in China and it's 1.56 5 Lb for the Makita and the Makita makes About the same amount of noise as the Hercules at 73.9 D and just over 1,730 WTS is almost the same as the Hercules And the Makita is already beginning to Melt the glue stick at around 10 seconds And the Makita is using about 1,730 Watts and it's also moving a lot of air And the Makita is very fast and it moves Into second place behind the Craftsman At a minute and 5 Seconds at a price of $185 the most expensive heat gun we'll Be testing is made by Mass it's rated For 1,740 WTS they claim it reaches a Max Temperature of 1200° f quickly the Master heat gun is assembled in USA and The master claims to be rugged and Reliable but unfortunately the one I Bought is already broken and out of the Competition for the coreless heat guns The genuine Makita came out on top at 129 seconds genuine DeWalt finished in Second place at 136 corded heat guns are A lot faster than the cordless heat guns And the Craftsman came out on top at 62 Seconds Makita finished in second place At 65 seek 166 and Scorch marker 67
Seconds and the genuine cordless Dewalt Milwaukee and Makita heat guns make the Least amount of noise at less than 70 DB The quietest corded heat gun is the Craftsman power cord length can Sometimes be a challenge and the Hercules has the longest power cord at 10 ft dwell it's power cord is also Pretty long at 9.6 in the next test Let's see how much heat the heat guns Can pour into a piece of aluminum each Heat gun will have right at 3 minutes to Make as much progress as possible I'll Keep track of the temperature using a Temperature probe inserted into the Aluminum after 1 minute the knockoff Milwaukee has heated the aluminum to Around 110° and it's 151° at around 2 Minutes and 186.20 at around 116° at 1 minute and It's gaining even more momentum after 2 Minutes at around 163° and 3 minutes is Up and the Milwaukee moves into the lead At 201° and the knockoff to Walt is Trailing the genuine Milwaukee at 112° At 1 minute 156° at 2 minutes is better Than the knockoff Milwaukee and a 3 Minutes is up and the knockoff DeWalt Moves into second place at 192° and the Genuine DeWalt is the hottest yet at Around 119° at 1 minute and the DWT is Gaining momentum at 2 minutes at around 175 at 3 minutes 224.50 de and the DeWalt moves into the lead the knockoff
Makita is trailing the competition Around 107° at 1 minute at 2 minutes 143° is 30° cooler than the genuine DeWalt and 3 minutes is up and the Knockoff Makita really struggled at only The genuine Makita is off to a strong Start at 130° at 1 minute and the Makita Is still performing well at 2 minutes at Around 181 and the genuine Makita Finished in second place behind the DWT At 222.jpg At around 159° after a minute and 251° After 2 minutes is a lot better than the Cordless heat guns and the warrior moves Into the lead at 314.23 at 3 minutes and and the SE 1 is Around 170° after 1 minute at 2 minutes 278 de is over 25° hotter than the Warrior and the seek 1 moves into the Lead at 354.00 at 3 minutes and the wind is Performing about the same as a seek one At around 172° after a minute 285° at 2 Minutes is better than the seek 1 and The wind moves into the lead at 363.50 De at 3 minutes the Black and Decker is trailing the win and the se1 At 1 minute at around 167° and the Black And Decker is at 280° at 2 minutes and The Black & Decker is at 355° to move Into second place at 3 minutes and the Wagner is performing about the same as The Black & Decker at 1 minute at around
168° at 2 minutes the Wagner is Outpacing the competition at around 286 De and the Wagner moves into the lead at 380.000 De and The Scorch marker makes a Lot of heat and it's the hottest yet at Around 190° at 1 minute and a Scorch Marker is scorching the competition at Around 320° at 2 minutes and a Scorch Marker moves into into the lead at 43.9 De the Porter Cable is performing about The same as the wind at 172° at a minute And 284 de at 2 minutes is about average And 3 minutes is up and it's 357.00 de For the Porter Cable it took me about 5 Seconds to start the clock all adjust Accordingly and the Craftsman is Performing well at 182° at 1 minute at 2 Minutes the Craftsman is almost as hot As a Scorch marker and the Craftsman Moves into the lead at 443.101 at 1 minute at around 194° at 2 minutes the Hercules is Trailing the Craftsman by 20° and the Hercules is a little slow to warm up but It's almost as hot as a Craftsman at 44.4 De at 3 minutes and the DeWalt is a Lot cooler than the Hercules at 168° at 1 minute the DeWalt is really struggling At 2 minutes at around 240° and it's at 360. 5° after 3 minutes and in Milwaukee's performing about the same as The DeWalt at around 168° at a minute The Milwaukee continues to struggle at 2 Minutes at around 2 49° at 3 minutes
364.5 de and the Makita is performing About the same as the Hercules at 194° After a minute at 2 minutes 342 de is The hottest yet and 3 minutes is up and It's 441.12 DE after 3 minutes the Craftsman Came out on top at 443.101 just about as well at over 440° Manufacturers advertise maximum heat to Sell heat guns so let's test that next And the knockoff Milwaukee ran out of Steam at 7833 de the genuine Milwaukee performed A lot better at 97.6 De the knockoff DeWalt only made it To 827.071 5° and and the genuine Makita moves into The lead at 9261 de once again the ne brand tools Outperform the knockoff tools by a Pretty wide margin and it took a couple Of minutes to reach maximum temperature But the warrior made it to 1, 120° F and The S1 made it to just over 940 de and The wind only made it to just over 886 De and the Black and Decker is about the Same as the warrior at 106° and the Wagner is the hottest yet At 1,1 120° and a Scorch marker made it To just over 1,000° and a pter cable Made it to 136° after a couple of minutes and a Craftsman is by far the hottest yet at
1,279 and Hercules also became very hot At 1,246 De and the dwelt heat gun Continues to struggle at almost 900° the Milwaukee corded heat gun made to 1044 And the Makita continues to perform very Well at 176° so the Craftsman came out on top at 1,279 De Hercules also performed well at 1,246 and Makita 1,176 let's compare the Milwaukee Cordless heat gun against the Makita Corded bending some PVC pipe I'll add Some weight to the end of the pipe and I'll apply heat 2 in from the Vise and The Corless Milwaukee is taking quite a Bit of time to heat up the PVC pipe and The pipe is starting to bend just a Little at 1 minute and the pipe actually Split and the test is over at 2 minutes And the corded Makita makes a lot more Heat compared to the cordless Milwaukee And it heats up very quickly and the Pipe is already beginning to bend in Only 22 seconds and the Makita is Already finished in 38 seconds or about A minute and 22 seconds faster than the Corless heat gun while coreless heat Guns aren't nearly as fast as corded Guns they are very useful in Applications where there isn't plug-in Power available and the Corless heat gun Has plenty of heat for the heat shrink Tubing so which brand is the best the
Left side of the chart includes Information on the noise level of the Tools power cord length typeit controls And power consumption the right side of The chart includes heat gun rankings for Several categories and a Craftsman came Out on top with an average finish of 1.5 At 1590 wats is not quite as powerful as The Makita and the Hercules so it does Take a little bit longer to warm up and The Makita finished in second place with An average finish of two and the Hercules also performed very well with An average finish of 2.75 if it's all About value I really like this seek one At a price of around $23 it actually Outperform several more expensive heat Guns if I had to choose just one heat Gun I would definitely go with the Craftsman it's a great value at $55 and It performs extremely well I also like The Hercules quite a bit and it too is Affordable at around $60 finally I like Makita but it's way too expensive all The videos in this channel including This one are viewer suggested so if you Have a video idea I hope you take time To leave a comment thanks so much for Watching please take care and look Forward to next time