Best Cordless Heat Gun? Makita, Ridgid, Dewalt, Milwaukee, Craftsman, Ryobi, Bauer, Hercules, Green

Testing Max Temp and CFM of each to see if there is a difference.

Do higher AH/Performance battery's matter?

Makita

Dewalt

Ridgid

Hercules

Bauer

Ryobi

Milwaukee

Greenworks

Craftsman

Kobalt

Note on the table at the ended for Greenworks, Hercules and Bauer I have it listed as Yes* for lock on, this is because once you let go of the trigger they will still run for 5 seconds before shutting off. There is no lock to keep these perimetry on.

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[IRMacGuyver]

You're probably the only real review on the first page of youtube search results for heat gun reviews.

[Kirivon]

Getting some project farm vibes here, how is it you only have 1.69k subs? I'm sure you'll blow up soon, your videos are super high quality. Keep up the good work!

[ParadoxxedMedia]

Thank you for such a professional, in-depth product comparison video on cordless heat guns... it's 11:30pm at night here, and I realized I needed to get one of these bad boys ASAP... luckily I found your video. Thanks for sharing!

[ryane]

Makita usually does a good job. Glad to see they made a another good tool.

[clarkfos]

Love the content! Bigger batteries definitely make a difference with high draw tools like this or leaf blowers, vacuums, chainsaws ect.

[Ranger]

Found your channel on recommendation from Torque Test Channel. Excellent reviews.

[elliotkane]

I've got lots of both Dewalt and Milwaukee 18 & 12v batteries, I remember comparing the 2 and deciding on the dewalt, didn't even notice all the features at the time.
Pretty sure most people go corded but I usually work away from power and its handy for a bit of heat shrink at any time.

[anthonylandc]

My old trucks defrost went out this winter and I didn't wont to fix it because I was buying a new truck so I used that dewalt all winter to defrost my truck worked good

[piotr]

Thank you for mentioning the difference between corded and cordless power. Going to buy the corded version for home use after all.

[WhiteVaille]

Wow, this is crazy!! Thanks so much for the test. I've been wanting to get a heat gun but have been struggling to decide between a cheapo plug-in vs the "luxury" cordless Dewault. Awesome to see such a vast collection compared!

[wandersworkshop]

Nice Job, I appreciate the graphic charts you use.

[achotrod]

Just found you! I was looking for reviews on Cordless Heat Guns. I was going to buy Harbor Freight but decided on Makita from this vid. I have a bunch of Makita tools and batteries/chargers, so the cost was not that bad compared to HF. I considered Milwaukee a lot but after the reviews Ive seen Im glad I didnt adopt that system.

[bearsi]

Good comparison Sir. I can confirm your results with 2 of the brands.
I currently have the Makita, Milwaukee Bosch and Ryobi 18v platforms and due to not being able to find the Makita heat gun in stock and Bosch doesn't make one I bought the M18 heat gun, after trying it out and even testing it with one of my Calibrated HVAC high temperature probes I found it lack and not putting out near its advertised peak temperature. Not being a big Dewalt fan I reluctantly but bought one along with a battery adapter and I'll say I have no regrets. The Dewalt is far superior than the M18 when it comes to heat guns. It also has 2 temperature settings, cruise control and like you stated comes with included tips. Can't speak to the longevity of the gun but performance wise it's better. Like I've said before, all of cordless tool makers have certain tools that are a little or even sometimes a lot better than their competitors. But some also don't last or at least don't hold up like others do. I will say after seeing this I wish I had waited and got the Makita. It's near the top and I would put more faith in it longterm.

[ThePainkiller]

Thanks man, I didn't know the hercules heat gun had that quick disconnect. That's awesome.

[esmerk]

This was helpful. I have Craftsman and Makita. You had me sold on the Makita but comparing price with the Craftsman after watching the video, I might go with the cheaper. All I would use it for is heat shrink and connectors usually for vehicle wiring. Now over to your torque wrench videos...

Nice review, not boring at all love your work. I’ll get the Makita because it’s the best (and I have 22 batteries✌🏼).

[toaa]

I have a makita myself and it's true
Is $300 for one
So nice and fast
Thanks man for the video
GOD BLESS YOU

[erickgutierrez]

We need more good quality channels like these! Subscribed! 👍

[activeal]

Li-ion cells have different amperage ratings. That is to say, for example, some can give 10 amp sustained output where others can provide 20 amps. A heat gun draws a lot of amps. So it is probably the battery amps-rating and not so much the amp-hours that really makes the performance difference.

[UkatzGaming]

Good overview. Makita seems to have done a great job. I'm personally gonna go with the Milwaukee though. Simply because I'm already on their M18 platform. Don't want to invest into another battery platform either. It's not the greatest, but for my needs it will do the job. Since I will mostly be using it for heat shrink in places where there's no electricity around. I do have a more powerful corded heat gun at home for bigger projects aswell. And who knows, maybe Milwaukee will eventually bring a brushless fuel version of it on the market. Since their current model has been around for ages.