Best Cheap Heat Gun for Electronics Repair?

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I'm looking to start my own electronic repair services, but I'm low on funds and need to buy a heat gun for doing things like removing screens and small components (like charging ports). I'm trying to find something that is less than $30, and at most doesn't pass the $50 mark and has precision. Trust me, if I had the money, I'd buy a hot air soldering station (I think that's what it's called), but it's expensive as can be to me. Does anyone have any suggestions of something with good reviews or is from a trustworthy source?
 
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Rogue Leader

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As someone who has worked with electronics for many years, this is a very bad idea. Using cheap tools will end in you doing more damage than good (especially when to comes to heating/re-heating) and you will end up spending what it would have cost you to buy the right tool the first time in paying to replace the stuff you damage using the wrong tool.

Do it right the first time or don't do it at all.
 
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If you're looking into doing this as a long term endeavor, it's probably a better idea to invest in some good reliable tools and make a name in the industry with reliable/quantifiable work to your clients. The jist of that previous sentence is save up the money if necessary but don't skimp out on your tools. Tools are what make a person a man of his trade.

Forgive me for saying this but it looks, to me, that you need to educate yourself on the subject matter since you're having difficulty with the nomenclature. The other thing to note, is that practice makes perfect though you can't gain that experience at the expense of your clients parts/hardware.
 
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Guess I'm not going to be getting anything then. :/ I'm only looking to buy a cheaper heat gun until I get the kind of money to buy professional equipment. I'm not even guaranteed to get any customers yet (especially since I live in a small town). There is already another computer repair shop in town, though it has many bad reviews. 'Still there is no guarantee of getting its customers, even if I offer much better pricing and services. I'm not ready to make an investment of $300, if I haven't even made a single cent. And in any case, I also need the equipment for repairing my own stuff as well. The point is for me to start small and grow bigger over time with more profit, just like any other business. More profit=more money to make investments with. I plan on using my own devices first to test everything with, to make sure everything will work out for customers as well. So I take the hit before them.

And if someone could actually find a cheap hot air soldering tool instead of me having to use a low quality heat gun, that works too.
 
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Unless you're using the wrong terminology, how can a heat gun (basically a high powered hair drier) be $300????
A new Makita should be ~$60USD.
Easy to find one for under $30 2nd if you actually take the time to look.

If you're looking for a hot air solder station, as said, they're expensive.
Given a cheap one is ~$300 (expensive ones are thousands), just take a guess what you'll get for $50, and that's IF you can even find something at that price.

If you want be be a mechanic and all you can afford is a shifting spanner, guess what, you can't afford to be a mechanic. Maybe get a part time/casual job and get something that won't crap out and kill a thousand dollar phone, rather than voting down a very sensible response written by a person who took the time to read your post and give some valuable advice.
 
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New tactic. Ignore everything and pretend this is a new thread. Now. Is there a cheap hot air soldering tool I can used to remove thing like chips and micro USB ports from devices? Not a station, but a tool. For cheap. Anywhere? Low on money; will invest into something of higher quality when I get the money. Yes I have a job and it is not high paying. College classes start soon for me. Not looking to make electronics repair a full time job. Thank you.

(Sorry for the unprofessional quick post, don't ask)
 
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Thank you so much! My apologies for that downvote before. I know you had good intentions but after rereading it, I guess I took it the wrong way haha.. But thank you.
 
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I gave you these because that was the answer you are looking for however I stand by my earlier advice as well as mrmez's post. Please keep this in mind. Thats why I said "does the job, probably".

If you want to mess around with the tools I posted for you to learn about how to do this type of work, then I am all for you getting one. However I would highly recommend against using either tool I posted on any device of value, especially if it is not yours.
 
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My intentions are to first try it on a device that is mine, and one of lesser value. As I did when I first got my first standard cheap soldering kit. YouTube is my friend for this stuff. IF I come across something I am unsure of, I will approach/talk to a professional for advice. So I understand.
 
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