shrinking heatshrink

Heatshrink is a very versatile tubing that has over a thousand and one uses.There is a variety of ways to shrink heatshrink tubing and the most popular and best way is to use a hot air gun (paint stripping gun) a gas blow torch can also be used but be carful not to burn the tubing.The side of a soldering iron is aslo used a lot, ideal for small lengths but time consuming for long lengths.If you dont have any of the above here are some other great ways of shrinking the tubing - the hob ring of a electric/gas cooker will do the job as well as the steam from a boiling kettle (another person will have to keep the on/off button pressed all the time) or even the steam from a wall paper stripper or one of them cleaning steamers.Laying the tubing in hot water a little below boiling point does a good job too.A