Teach Soap

I'm looking to buy a heat gun to seal my soaps.... they seem quite expensive here in Australia ...

I'm just looking on Ebay - and there seem to be different types.

I'm wondering if this would do the trick : Embossing Craft Heat Tool Gun for Stamping ? Strong enough ?

Any guidance appreciated !

Mel xxx

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Sydney - Australia
New to Soap Making as a hobby.

I use an embossing heat gun and it works for shrinkwrap fine,didn't trust myself with a full heat gun, the embossing gun is enought for me to handle

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Pauline
http://www.facebook.com/SudsandKissesSoaps
Founding member & admin of Melt & Pour Soap Crafters.

I'm in Canada and got mine at Canadian Tire (it's a home hardware type of store), it was cheap and by their in house brand Mastercraft. It has a low and high setting and I got it on sale for like $20.00 or something like that. It's lasted me for years now and I do short bursts as it can heat up quickly and always use the low setting. An embossing gun would work but don't spend a lot of money on one.

Darice craft heat gun you can buy those on the internet I would look for them at www.thefind.com and also there's another type of heat gun I found at a hardware store for $10 dollars the item number is 96289 at www.harborfreight.com

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Yes Canadian Tire, I have a love-hate relationship with them.
I too should look for sales on their heat guns.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/HEAVY-DUTY-IMPUL ... 3cad1bca41

im going to try one of these, i think you can use the poly bags with it.

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I don't know which poly bags you have there, but here (in the US), those bags will not shrink.

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Irena
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Irena
Closed minds are like faulty parachutes; they refuse to open.

I use a Darice heat/embossing gun too. It's easy to use and as soapbuddy mentioned, you have to keep it moving because it gets real hot.

I posted earlier on in the thread and have only just noticed you are from Australia like me.I found the embossing guns were expensive to buy in Australia,l found one on Ebay (click worldwide)from the UK and it ended up quite cheap even with postage from England l think it worked out about $23 whilst in Spotlight and Lincraft they wanted $55-$65 for the same embossing gun.
Bye the way Stacey Soapbuddy is right ,you can only use shrinkwrap bags with the heat guns.

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Pauline
http://www.facebook.com/SudsandKissesSoaps
Founding member & admin of Melt & Pour Soap Crafters.

I got a Darice Heat Tool from Ebay (paid under $15 with shipping) however I have not been successful with shrink wrapping my soaps, no matter how I try it, either the shrink wrap looks messy or my soap begins to melt. I have given up for now and I am tying the tops of the celophane bags.

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Pauline
http://www.facebook.com/SudsandKissesSoaps
Founding member & admin of Melt & Pour Soap Crafters.