I recently purchased a Weller WAD101 station with a HAP1 attachment. The system consists of three parts:
The temperature controller station (WAD101) The stylus (HAP1) A compressed air source (you provide that. It requires 58psi) I purchased mine off eBay for a total of about $295. New, they can be found for about $500 The reasons I chose this system over the others available on the market were as follows: Digital temperature control. What good is a hot air pen if you don't actually know the temperature of the air. The other options have dials with settings from 1-10 (or 1-5, etc...) which is nice but seems very inaccurate and given the nature of these devices in conservation use, it also seems unacceptable to not actually know what temperature one's using. Temperature range. From 150-900F is much more convenient (for me, at least) than the cheap solder re-work stations that start at 100C (212F) which is frankly way too hot for most applications. Compact stylus. Some of the solder re-work stations have gigantic handles and I wasn't interested in that. Stylus-controlled air flow. That one can push a button on the stylus and turn on and off the air is very convenient. Tip offerings. With dozens of tips available the flexibility of the tool is expanded. Cost. $300 used certainly beats $1200. ------------------------------ Julian Baumgartner Conservator Baumgartner Fine Art Restoration Chicago IL (312) 939-7630 [email protected] ------------------------------ ------------------------------------------- Original Message: Sent: 09-23-2019 12:59 From: Laken McGrath Subject: Hot Air Pens Hello, My institution is looking at investing in a Hot Air Pen for the conservation labs, and we were wondering if anybody has any experience with any of the following models: Willard Hot Air Pen Ameritronics ZT-2-Art Hot Air Pencil Conservation Support Systems Leister Labour S We also have some questions about the above models: Does the Willard pen have an option to buy more tips? Does the Ameritronics have a version with a higher temperature range? Can anyone describe how the Leister Labour S works? Is it easy to use and control air and temperature variables? Lastly, what do you all recommend? Are there any options not listed above that you would recommend? Thanks, Laken McGrath Glenbow Museum Conservation Reply to Sender : https://community.culturalheritage.org/eGroups/PostReply/?GroupId=481&SenderKey=bba13086-adfa-468f-97dc-e558f864261c&MID=8983&MDATE=756%253e465465&UserKey=d16eaa87-0f69-494b-9f2f-303dbc1222e1&sKey=fab9aa4f27a04c5d876e Reply to Discussion : https://community.culturalheritage.org/eGroups/PostReply/?GroupId=481&MID=8983&MDATE=756%253e465465&UserKey=d16eaa87-0f69-494b-9f2f-303dbc1222e1&sKey=fab9aa4f27a04c5d876e You are subscribed to "Global Conservation Forum (ConsDistList)" as [email protected]. To change your subscriptions, go to http://community.culturalheritage.org/preferences?section=Subscriptions&MDATE=756%253e465465&UserKey=d16eaa87-0f69-494b-9f2f-303dbc1222e1&sKey=fab9aa4f27a04c5d876e. To unsubscribe from this community discussion, go to http://community.culturalheritage.org/HigherLogic/eGroups/Unsubscribe.aspx?UserKey=d16eaa87-0f69-494b-9f2f-303dbc1222e1&sKey=fab9aa4f27a04c5d876e&GroupKey=757a8f16-505f-4323-8e74-e376757aa9f7.
