Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2008 08:31:46 -0500
To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] TIP: Hot Glue Gun Holder


I use a slab of soapstone 12" square  to lay my glue gun on.  I can
scrape off the glue once a week.

On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 10:19 PM, Mathieu René <creaturiste-AT-primus.ca> wrote:
>
> Use a brick.
> A standard red, three hole brick.
> Or another brick, if it has at least a hole, and that the hole fits with
> your hot glue gun's head (not just the nozzle).
>
> Place the brick on something heat resistant, to catch the hot glue that will
> fall.
> Don't glue it permanently, you need to keep the receptacle relatively clean,
> otherwise the nozzle will get full of glue, and that glue will overheat,
> which I feel is toxic.
>
>
> Background:
> I've been impressed by my friend Daniel's simple design to hold his glue gun
> with nozzle down in between uses. He made his out of a piece of scrap wood
> with a wide and deep enough notch, which he then screwed to a flat base
> (scrap wood again). It worked well, for the entire project we worked on
> recently.
>
> Tonight I was just about to build one for myself, when I noticed the bricks
> on my homemade base for a desktop lamp. The glue gun's head fits perfectly
> into the middle hole!
> I just need to place something heat-resistant underneath the brick when I
> use it, and voil=E0!
> A very stable hot glue gun base!
>
>
> Looks nice too, if you like bricks!
>
> It might not work with all glue guns or all bricks.
> The glue gun I use and prefer is the Thermogrip 209. I have no idea how to
> identify the brick I use. It looks rather standard, red, with three holes.
> Yes I was able to replace my glue gun quickly (with same model) after I
> killed mine from a bit of negligence.
>
>
>
>
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