Applying enough heat (120 ° C) to shrinking tube without damaging the fletching
I want to test a shrinking tube as my arrow winding. Commonly I've used the normal yarn and glue combination.
However, I wonder how to apply enough heat (at least 120 ° C) to the tube without damaging the feathers? Like a lighter or candle easily ignite the feathers if you aren't careful enough.
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A direct flame isn't a good way to set heat shrink tube as the flame is much too hot, making it very difficult to apply heat evenly without just melting the tube.
The ideal thing is a hot air gun. You can get smaller more precise ones for fiddly electronics applications etc but for arrows a standard sized one should be fine and they generally aren't too expensive.
If you feel that there is still a risk of damaging the feathers then something like a small foil pie case with a hole in the middle could make a convenient heat shield.
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