Re: Glue Gun

I use it as a filler, far more than as a glue'er.

Generally with a hair drier in the other hand, to get the glue to run into cracks and crevices.

damp-proof-course

They're quite good for sticking LV telephone or alarm cables into corners (eg between skirting and wall or between two walls) - then add a bead of decorators caulk and the wire almost disappears.

Just a small amount of hot glue will secure the cable. Low temperature glues are available which are less likely to damage the sheath.

I have no idea whether this method would be acceptable for network cabling....

No reason why not, except for the fact that network cables have a minimum bend radius, so don't push them too tightly into the corner.

Smudger

It's one of those tools that I wonder how I ever managed without it.

Last use; stick the trim back on the hood on my car.

Isn't that the thing with the stinky fruits?

never used mine once! A 300ml cart of nonails seems more logical every time.

Regards, NT

Very handy for sticking and gap-filling, as others have said.

Have used it for plastics and metal to fibreglass - what other materials is it good for? Geo

Brilliant for most of the interior trim around a car - if you've got an old one, the glues they used often seem to pack up after about 20 years or so.

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It grabs much faster than that.

It's also good for sticking things temporarily, while other glues set.

The glue gun is good when you want it to set almost instantly. When that's not the case then nonails is the way to go.

MBQ

Careful - some things do not like the glue in these. PC cases I seem to recall are one.

I used one for some exterior work and was surprised to discover that when I used Cuprinol preservative to protect my handiwork, the Cuprinol dissolved the glue and it all fell apart.

When I wrote to Bostik, they seemed totally uninterested, even though the packaging showed it being used to glue trellis together - which is often painted with Cuprinol.

I thought it was PVA glue, and not waterproof.

There are a variety of different types of glue stick. Are you sure that you used the right one?

.andy

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Use it to clean files, iron filings off magnets, or dirt out of the little ridges on the jaws of pliers -- apply a thin coat to the cold metal, let set, peel off, taking the crud off it.

Thomas Prufer

And girls ...

you know that brazilian wax you always promised yourself ?

It's also very usefull for temporary fixturing. Heat large bit of metal to 100C in oven, smear hot-melt on it, place flat object you want to work on on it, let cool. Work on it, and heat to remove.

Also handy in general. In many cases, you can remove without damage stuff that you've previously glued by simply pointing a heater at it, whereas with other glue, you can't remove it.