Originally Posted by
Jeff Neese
BIC lighters for heat shrink is for amateurs. You have no control of the heat and can make scorch marks on whatever you're working on. Buy yourself one of these and you'll never look back. It's handy for dozens of other things also. I have one in both workshops - the basement and also out in the garage.
NTE HG-300D Mini Portable Handheld Heat Gun
I guess if you have really shaky hands it might be difficult to control a small flame but for the rest of us, shrinking a small piece of tubing without setting your bike on fire doesn't pose much of a challenge