Steam gun recommendations

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Secaucus Fats

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I want to buy a steam gun for repairing small dents/nicks. I'm looking for something simple, and relatively inexpensive that I can take with me when doing repairs at different locations. What are some good choices?

TIA,

SF
 
If the shaft is really bad I just use a hot water kettle, or steampot. Most of the time I just take a small piece of tissue, wet it and lay it on the dent. When the tissue is dry the dent is gone, usually I don't even wait that long. The other night I noticed a dent in my cue. I took a little water while playing and put in on the dent. It popped right out.
 
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Secaucus Fats said:
I want to buy a steam gun for repairing small dents/nicks. I'm looking for something simple, and relatively inexpensive that I can take with me when doing repairs at different locations. What are some good choices?

TIA,

SF
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I've always used an iron & wet cotten socks...JER
 
Secaucus Fats said:
I want to buy a steam gun for repairing small dents/nicks. I'm looking for something simple, and relatively inexpensive that I can take with me when doing repairs at different locations. What are some good choices?

TIA,

SF
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Being an electronics fellow, when I went to steam out a dent or two all I could find handy was a soldering iron (not the gun type, but the pencil type). It worked like a charm ! you can put a damp cloth (or sock) on the dent and apply heat with the soldering tip exactly where it is needed. Pretty portable too. Just a thought from a non-cuemaker, take it for what it's worth....

Dave
 
Secaucus Fats said:
I want to buy a steam gun for repairing small dents/nicks. I'm looking for something simple, and relatively inexpensive that I can take with me when doing repairs at different locations. What are some good choices?

TIA,

SF
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I think you could make something like you are talking about with a small hot pot, around $10.00. Drill and tap a hole in the lid and put in a fitting. Attach a tube with something on the end that can produce and control a jet of steam such as an air brush tip. In my head it seems like it would work. I have al the parts in my shop, I'll try making one tonight, I am curious myself to see if it would work.
 
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DaveK said:
Being an electronics fellow, when I went to steam out a dent or two all I could find handy was a soldering iron (not the gun type, but the pencil type). It worked like a charm ! you can put a damp cloth (or sock) on the dent and apply heat with the soldering tip exactly where it is needed. Pretty portable too. Just a thought from a non-cuemaker, take it for what it's worth....

Dave
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That's what I use!

Zim
 
Heat up a damp, clean terry cloth in the microwave wrap briefly around dinged area, wipe with dry terry cloth and burnish like hell.
 
Go to your local Goodwill or St. Vincent's and look for an old clothes steamer. Plug up all but one of the holes and you are good to go.
 
Sheldon said:
Go to your local Goodwill or St. Vincent's and look for an old clothes steamer. Plug up all but one of the holes and you are good to go.
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Bingo, was wondering when someone was going to say that. A good shot of steam will fix er right up :D That's what I have, and works great.

I have also wet a paper towel and created friction by holding pressure on it like burmishing. it will make it's own steam if it gets hot enough.

All depends on how bad the dent is, as to how best to pull it out.
 
I have used a Procter Silex fabric steamer for years and they quit making them last year. If you can find a used one that is the one to look for. I ordered a larger version from a catalog. If it is any good I will try to remember to let you know.
Chris
www.hightowercues.com
 
cueman said:
I have used a Procter Silex fabric steamer for years and they quit making them last year. If you can find a used one that is the one to look for. I ordered a larger version from a catalog. If it is any good I will try to remember to let you know.
Chris
www.hightowercues.com
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That's the one I'm using, got it from you I believe, back when you still had them. It really does the trick. small and easy to store also. I've been able to pull some bad dents that I thought were going to need touched with paper to get out. Shame they quit making them. Greg
 
Try this.

I build radio control planes and I have a small iron (Monokote iron) designed to apply this shrink on, adhesive backed plastic coverings to the planes. I tried this applied to a wet cloth over the dent and it makes a nice puff of steam and seems to do the trick, additionally, it can be used to iron linen wraps. Go to any hoppy shop that handles remote control airplanes and they will know what you need or try www.towerhobbies.com and enter "covering iron" into the search box. Item LJXD40 for 11.99 will do the trick as well as any of the more expensive ones.

Ken Nelson
 
Secaucus Fats said:
Thanks to all for your replies and sugestions. :)

Before I hit the Salvation Army / Goodwill thrift shops looking for a garment steamer, I was wondering if this would work well?:
http://www.allbrands.com/products/abp07226-0086.html

SF
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I got my singer brand steamer in today. It works great and looks a lot like the one you are looking at. The only down side is how big it is and that it takes several minutes to warm up. The older smaller procter silex brand heated up in about a minute. My new singer gives a very direct blast of steam which is nice because it comes out of one small hole.
Chris
www.hightowercues.com
 
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