We added 1/10 of hot glue to our wedding invitations sealing wax to make it less brittle and to survive posting. It also sticked to the envelope much better. We melted the wax and hot glue in a tealight tin over a stove.
Some great tips in there Linn! I also use Hot glue to mount small parts on a faceplate for turning on a lathe, and for securing parts for routing too. It's maybe worth pointing out that it's best to get a gun that actually gets pretty hot, as some can be under powered and not get the glue hot enough to melt it properly for the best holding power. These also lead to the glue drying too fast.
Good point Richard. I have had a baby gun for years which has been pretty useless - basically the glue dries about half a second after it leaves the nozzle. Time to upgrade, methinks :)
***** Thanks Richard! I would agree with that. It's quite annoying to work with a hot gun that doesn't get hot enough. Another example of why it's usually a good idea to get better quality.
I use hot glue ALL THE TIME. I repair my rc planes with it, waterproof electronics etc. Its amazing. I even use it when I want to make sure a splice is super strong, first I strip both ends of wire, then wrap each join, then solder, then I cover in hot glue! Its great because it make the join stronger, protects the solder from breaking, makes it water proof AND insulates it! I use a bosch hot glue gun, it's brilliant!
Forgot to add: check the glue stick labelling carefully, there are a variety of formulations some of which are not water resistant, some are low temperature (usually craft store sticks) and others are designed to stick special materials and may require special preparation or just cost a lot more than what you really need. If you are having trouble with the glue sticking another thing to look for is the temperature of what you are sticking together - if its cold then the glue will harden too soon and form a weak joint so consider warming up your project in the sun, with a hair dryer or whatever. Been there, done that too. :-)
Really interesting ideas - my father was a bookbinder and used hot glue routinely in that trade. He encouraged me to transfer this to woodworking (my trade) and the results were terrific. Hot glues joints - well clamped - provide great bonds! I was really interested in your supporting pyramids - this has made me want to experiment with moulding of shapes with hot glue for my model making!
I recently got a new hot melt glue gun and have much better luck with it than the 80's vintage one we had. I use a dab to hold pegboard hooks in place.
Best use for a woodworker: hot glue can be used to hold hard-to-clamp and other odd glue joints together while the real glue sets. When setting your glue joint, intentionally leave voids and use a small dab of hot glue to secure the parts together while the real glue sets. Squeeze out is easily chiseled off.
cool video. Here is another hot glue hack: If you want to get rid of hot glue joint easily just spray it with isopropyl alcohol. It will loose most of it's stickiness. works like a charm.
The best hot glue hack is using Denatured Alcohol to release its bond instantly. Try it. Another hack, it's good to use a secondary glue to make the bond last. In the joint use half hot glue, half silicone or wood glue.
Steve French Thanks Steve! Yes, I've been using the hot glue gun when it comes to attaching LED lights in general to things lately and it's been working nicely,
Will try hot gluing 2 pieces of wood to cut identical pieces! Just learned of another trick with brad nails but wont work for the smaller pieces, but this will! Thanks Linn!
My most used application for hot glue: mold simple connectors. *Hot glue won't stick to baking paper*, at least it worked with all the slightly translucent paper types (the brownish one wasn't working as well). I solder wires to pins of normal pin headers for example, then put a small dab of hot glue on the baking paper and push the connector in. I try to use an amount of glue so the connector is half done. *This is the most important part* don't try to remove or even move anything until the glue is cold. If you move the paper on still soft glue it will stick even after it has become cold. I then remove the cold connector, put another dab of glue on the paper and push the other side in. After cooling I now have two quite flat sides and the excess left and right can be cut away with flush trim cutters (works much better than a knife). The result looks almost like a factory molded connector including wire kink protection.
Great tips. Turners use hot glue a lot to temporary hold a project to a piece of sacrificial wood attached to the headstock. They also sell different types of hot glue which vary in holding strength. I use hot glue when I am stack cutting on both the scrollsaw and like you did on the bandsaw. My wife and daughter use it for scrap book work. Pretty versatile tool. I think I have 4 or 5 laying around that I picked up from thrift stores. Thanks for even more ideas on their use.
Jim Coogan Thanks Jim. That's a good tip. Overall, hot glue is great for temporarily holding something in place. Yes, it's a very popular tool in the craft world, but I thought that it needs to get a little more attention in the wood working world too :)
Carol, the pyramids are to raise the work piece off the work surface when finishing so you can better get at the lower agles and not have the piece stick to the table as the finish dries.
Avoid using it to insulate electical connections. Old glue can become conductive when it turns brown. If you want things to stay glued together longer and you are able to drill holes with counter sunk heads, use the glue like a plug (screw with a head on both ends)
Some great ideas! Only problem I have with hat glue is the strings it creates. Like your mad scientist coat. Thanks fo your hard work in creating and sharing your projects.
Darbin Double 0 Seven takes her drinks SHAKEN not STIRRED... LOL... What a wonderful concept, I watched this video and kicked myself in the butt because I did, almost every project you just did, THE HARD WAY and WITHOUT HOT GLUE and it took me HOURS to do what you just did in Seconds... Well done Cleaver Girl, very well done....
Paul Bialozor Thanks for the nice comment Paul! I agree, that you can definitely take a lot of short cuts with the hot glue gun which is why it's one of my favorite tools in the shop.
here is another one. I used mine to temporarily glue steel parts together before welding. clamps were not practical on this project. I glued together, got it super accurate, then tack welding in place, scraped off the hot melt and it was done
I have been known in our home for hot gluing everything...but I have noticed that hot glue does have it's limits. Like when I hot glued our family name to our front door in Michigan, the letters started falling off, I'm assuming due to the cold temperature or possibly the moist air? It also rewarms when used on anything that might get warm ie lighting or anywhere near a warm area like near an oven in the kitchen. I will always use hot glue for projects, but you do have to be careful where using it. ;)
great examples of normal use of hot glue. throught I would see some new and inventive ideas on how to use the tool. differnt things you can melt and use. ABS plastic? use the tip as a soldering iron for soft materials things like that would be a hack. but great and well done for various common uses.
Nice vid Linn. I only started using a hot glue gun in my shop a few years ago, and I've seen a few years go by, because I didn't realize how strong and simple it is.
Donnie G It is surprisingly strong! Actually I thought it would be fun to do a video where I really test the strength of hot glue compared to other types of glues. So hopefully I'll have that out soon.
Hello Darbin, I have watched and enjoyed many of your videos not realizing I never subscribed. Please forgive me. I am now a subscriber. You have some very interesting and informative videos. Thank you so much for sharing.
Ever need to stick a piece of wood to concrete? Hot glue will do it. I glued a 4 inch square piece of maple to my garage floor for a test. I had to use a pry bar to get it off. It also works well for sticking parts to a face plate on a lathe.
Great ideas. The only problem I have with hot glue is when I make something for outdoors if the weather is really hot specially at summer time the hot glue softens very much even under a shadowy place. if I glue L.E.D.'s the L.E.D. strip gets hot and the hot glue almost melts. Any ideas? are there hot glue sticks for specific work? thank you.
A whole bunch of neat tricks :) I like the fact that your channel has so many various tips and topics .. and you are presenting them in a great and clear manner! bra jobbat .. :)
I use hot glue for a lot of things. I burnt my fingers a few times by placing in the spot I though was cooled lol. I do alot of prjects with the stuff like wires, recycling cardboard and wood etc.
LED strips usually makes heat, somewhere around or even over to the melting point of hot glue. If proper heat sinking can not be done by other ways, it's not the very best solution.
I've made custom b daman parts with hot glue , I used an original part and some clay to make a mall , then I filled the mall with hot glue , and when it dried it had to be cut the right size and this way I've made multiple parts for me and my brother XD.
That was a great Tutorial Darbin great tips, I use a glue gun quite a bit and found this video very helpful, " Subscribed" Thank you for putting up a very helpful video.. Thank you for sharing...
With a little finesse you can draw with hot glue on a surface, peel it off, and use it for decorative frames and other projects.
mrjoesays Yes, I actually tried that and found that glass is a great surface to put the glue on if you want to peel it off later.
We added 1/10 of hot glue to our wedding invitations sealing wax to make it less brittle and to survive posting. It also sticked to the envelope much better.
We melted the wax and hot glue in a tealight tin over a stove.
Jussi Virtala That's a really cool use that I never heard of before. Thanks!
Some great tips in there Linn! I also use Hot glue to mount small parts on a faceplate for turning on a lathe, and for securing parts for routing too. It's maybe worth pointing out that it's best to get a gun that actually gets pretty hot, as some can be under powered and not get the glue hot enough to melt it properly for the best holding power. These also lead to the glue drying too fast.
Good point Richard. I have had a baby gun for years which has been pretty useless - basically the glue dries about half a second after it leaves the nozzle. Time to upgrade, methinks :)
***** Thanks Richard! I would agree with that. It's quite annoying to work with a hot gun that doesn't get hot enough. Another example of why it's usually a good idea to get better quality.
I find that hot glue is great for creating accidental finger burns. In fact, there is almost nothing better!
Tom Nally Yes, I've had quite a few accidental burns myself :)
+Darbin Orvar I find as a kid I touch my cordless low temp and then accedentily burn
I use hot glue ALL THE TIME. I repair my rc planes with it, waterproof electronics etc. Its amazing. I even use it when I want to make sure a splice is super strong, first I strip both ends of wire, then wrap each join, then solder, then I cover in hot glue! Its great because it make the join stronger, protects the solder from breaking, makes it water proof AND insulates it! I use a bosch hot glue gun, it's brilliant!
Waterproofing is a great tip, I used it in my last project :) thanks !
Rubbing Alcohol is the best remover. Just a couple drops at the seal and its magic!
I like it when you wear your professor Lynn coat. I know I'm going to learn something. Or laugh. Thank you for this video.
Symon Fobbester Thanks Symon! I rather like putting my lab coat on, it's so practical!
Forgot to add: check the glue stick labelling carefully, there are a variety of formulations some of which are not water resistant, some are low temperature (usually craft store sticks) and others are designed to stick special materials and may require special preparation or just cost a lot more than what you really need. If you are having trouble with the glue sticking another thing to look for is the temperature of what you are sticking together - if its cold then the glue will harden too soon and form a weak joint so consider warming up your project in the sun, with a hair dryer or whatever. Been there, done that too. :-)
Allways have a hot glue gun plugged in at the shop. So many uses. Great vid.
Matt Diresta I agree, thanks Matt!
Darbin. You know what I like about you? You're not stuck up. Thanks for the tips.
Really interesting ideas - my father was a bookbinder and used hot glue routinely in that trade. He encouraged me to transfer this to woodworking (my trade) and the results were terrific. Hot glues joints - well clamped - provide great bonds! I was really interested in your supporting pyramids - this has made me want to experiment with moulding of shapes with hot glue for my model making!
I recently got a new hot melt glue gun and have much better luck with it than the 80's vintage one we had. I use a dab to hold pegboard hooks in place.
Best use for a woodworker: hot glue can be used to hold hard-to-clamp and other odd glue joints together while the real glue sets. When setting your glue joint, intentionally leave voids and use a small dab of hot glue to secure the parts together while the real glue sets. Squeeze out is easily chiseled off.
cool video. Here is another hot glue hack: If you want to get rid of hot glue joint easily just spray it with isopropyl alcohol. It will loose most of it's stickiness. works like a charm.
I make countertops and we use hot glue all the time for holding splashes or attaching build up good for holding power until silicone dries
The best hot glue hack is using Denatured Alcohol to release its bond instantly. Try it. Another hack, it's good to use a secondary glue to make the bond last. In the joint use half hot glue, half silicone or wood glue.
Great tips. Bought a hot glue gun yesterday and was suprised how well it holds wood together.
"This is fast and essy" lol I love the part when people speak in different accents and I just love it! Lol
Thanks. I also use hot glue to secure those pesky peg board hooks that want to move around...
Nice. I especially like the idea of using hot melt glue to attach the LED strip lighting.
Steve French Thanks Steve! Yes, I've been using the hot glue gun when it comes to attaching LED lights in general to things lately and it's been working nicely,
I really hate life-hack-video stuff with a passion, but somehow I enjoyed watching this one! Thanks Linn!
Will try hot gluing 2 pieces of wood to cut identical pieces! Just learned of another trick with brad nails but wont work for the smaller pieces, but this will! Thanks Linn!
Cy's Corner Thanks Cy! Yes, hot gluing two pieces of wood to cut identical pieces works really well.
Ones you discover the uses of hot glue you never want a shop without a gluegun :-) great video!
Love my glue gun! So cheap yet so useful! Cool video, loved the air tight joints tip!
Very helpful to 1st timer !! Thanks!
This is my second favorite hot glue gun video.
My most used application for hot glue: mold simple connectors. *Hot glue won't stick to baking paper*, at least it worked with all the slightly translucent paper types (the brownish one wasn't working as well). I solder wires to pins of normal pin headers for example, then put a small dab of hot glue on the baking paper and push the connector in. I try to use an amount of glue so the connector is half done. *This is the most important part* don't try to remove or even move anything until the glue is cold. If you move the paper on still soft glue it will stick even after it has become cold. I then remove the cold connector, put another dab of glue on the paper and push the other side in. After cooling I now have two quite flat sides and the excess left and right can be cut away with flush trim cutters (works much better than a knife). The result looks almost like a factory molded connector including wire kink protection.
Someplace in my disorganized house there's a hot glue gun. Time to find it! I'm inspired.
Great tips. Turners use hot glue a lot to temporary hold a project to a piece of sacrificial wood attached to the headstock. They also sell different types of hot glue which vary in holding strength. I use hot glue when I am stack cutting on both the scrollsaw and like you did on the bandsaw. My wife and daughter use it for scrap book work. Pretty versatile tool. I think I have 4 or 5 laying around that I picked up from thrift stores. Thanks for even more ideas on their use.
Jim Coogan Thanks Jim. That's a good tip. Overall, hot glue is great for temporarily holding something in place. Yes, it's a very popular tool in the craft world, but I thought that it needs to get a little more attention in the wood working world too :)
finishing soft pyramids! genius!
heyemcali Thanks! You could make them in a lot of different shapes and sizes too :)
Who would have thought a lady saying "hot glue" could be so endearing :-)
I make my eletric aeromodels with hot glue! It's awesome
Great ideas, thanks for sharing!
never forget, you can use denatured alcohol to debond hot glue very quickly with only a few drops
I used hot glue to seal small cracks in my foundation and not only is it a quick and easy fix it stops water from getting in.
A very instructive and entertaining video, Linn! I think I knew about 3 of these hacks, so thanks much for the other 9!
Great tips Lynn. I really liked the finishing pyramid one, that's a tip I have not seen before.
Brian Lasch Thanks Brian! I just came up with that one, and now I've been using them and I rather like them!
Carol, the pyramids are to raise the work piece off the work surface when finishing so you can better get at the lower agles and not have the piece stick to the table as the finish dries.
Hey Linn try using hair styling hot glue, it works well, is cheap, and comes in many colors! As well as is stronger than regular hot glue.
Never before head of hair styling hot glue.
Joan Burr Salzman used for keratin hair fusion. so the name usually has a name like keratin glue gun.
Above suggestion come with a limitation, which is heat. Heat can soften the glue and cause everything to drop or peel off the surface you glued to.
Holding the gun like that with the glue dribbling out the tip.
Priceless! :)
Thanks Darvin, God Bless you.
Avoid using it to insulate electical connections. Old glue can become conductive when it turns brown.
If you want things to stay glued together longer and you are able to drill holes with counter sunk heads, use the glue like a plug (screw with a head on both ends)
This is the first video I see in your channel and I love your voice
Jesus Hernandez Thanks for watching, I hope you subscribe!
Some great ideas! Only problem I have with hat glue is the strings it creates. Like your mad scientist coat. Thanks fo your hard work in creating and sharing your projects.
tombensky Thanks! One way to get rid of the strings is to put a heat gun or hair dryer over them.
Darbin Double 0 Seven takes her drinks SHAKEN not STIRRED... LOL... What a wonderful concept, I watched this video and kicked myself in the butt because I did, almost every project you just did, THE HARD WAY and WITHOUT HOT GLUE and it took me HOURS to do what you just did in Seconds... Well done Cleaver Girl, very well done....
Paul Bialozor Thanks for the nice comment Paul! I agree, that you can definitely take a lot of short cuts with the hot glue gun which is why it's one of my favorite tools in the shop.
Alot of great ways to use a hot glue gun, great video.
The ShavingWood Workshop Thanks!
Thanks for some very useful ideas, will need to remember to do this!
here is another one. I used mine to temporarily glue steel parts together before welding. clamps were not practical on this project. I glued together, got it super accurate, then tack welding in place, scraped off the hot melt and it was done
I have been known in our home for hot gluing everything...but I have noticed that hot glue does have it's limits. Like when I hot glued our family name to our front door in Michigan, the letters started falling off, I'm assuming due to the cold temperature or possibly the moist air? It also rewarms when used on anything that might get warm ie lighting or anywhere near a warm area like near an oven in the kitchen. I will always use hot glue for projects, but you do have to be careful where using it. ;)
It's just amazing and helpful
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YOU ARE SO AMAZING!!!! I love and appreciate everything you share.
Linn, if I ever make a Bond movie I am going to hire you to play Q. Very good video.
Great video. I use hot glue when building speaker crossovers. Hot glue guns aren't just for old lady crafters! ;)
Jim Fancher Thanks Jim - exactly!
your videos are really awesome you have earned yourself a subscriber keep up the great vids
Good ideas. I've seen a few of your videos, I like the flow. They have a lot of content with good editing.
great examples of normal use of hot glue. throught I would see some new and inventive ideas on how to use the tool. differnt things you can melt and use. ABS plastic? use the tip as a soldering iron for soft materials things like that would be a hack. but great and well done for various common uses.
Excellent tips. I bought a glue gun after watching some Izzy Swan videos.
Bob Ross Thanks Bob!
Nice vid Linn. I only started using a hot glue gun in my shop a few years ago, and I've seen a few years go by, because I didn't realize how strong and simple it is.
Donnie G It is surprisingly strong! Actually I thought it would be fun to do a video where I really test the strength of hot glue compared to other types of glues. So hopefully I'll have that out soon.
Great tips, thanks. Those last two are especially good!
What a versatile tool! Does it works with plastic? You have a lots of skills with so many different tools. Thanks for this great video.
Marcelo Freitas Thanks Marcelo! Yes, you can definitely glue things to plastic with hot glue. In fact it sticks to almost any surface.
Thanks and keep em coming!
Great video. Maybe I can make those rubber feet/bumpers for under a cutting board with a few drops of hot glue. Thank you!!
olivepressdesign That's a good idea!
Nice one Linn. Thanks
great ideas. thank you
Hello Darbin, I have watched and enjoyed many of your videos not realizing I never subscribed. Please forgive me. I am now a subscriber. You have some very interesting and informative videos. Thank you so much for sharing.
Dave Pelcher Thanks for the nice comment and for subscribing Dave!
you have a great ideas , thank you
And another great, but tacky, video from Lin. Thnx, some real good ideas here!
great video Lynn, i like the idea of using hot glue for templates and hold wires on wood!
Sebastian ocaño Thanks Sebastian!
beautiful gloves
Learned a lot, thanks!
I like the frame
Sticky Tips, very good hot glue tips and a good video as always Lynn .
John can you teach me how to extract DNA from a mosquito trapped in amber?
Many mosquitos have extracted MY DNA.
Being a little slow I just got the joke tatermips, no resemblance but the beard.
John Bare Thanks John!
thanks, great way to memories it uses
excelente video, gracias
Ever need to stick a piece of wood to concrete? Hot glue will do it. I glued a 4 inch square piece of maple to my garage floor for a test. I had to use a pry bar to get it off. It also works well for sticking parts to a face plate on a lathe.
I'm not sure why 844 people didn't like this.
Very cool....er. Hot. Neat ideas. Can't remember the last time i used hot glue
Looks like I need to dig up my wife's old glue guns. Now if I can only remember where I hid them.
Great ideas. The only problem I have with hot glue is when I make something for outdoors if the weather is really hot specially at summer time the hot glue softens very much even under a shadowy place. if I glue L.E.D.'s the L.E.D. strip gets hot and the hot glue almost melts. Any ideas? are there hot glue sticks for specific work? thank you.
it helps me a lot thanks
Nice video, did you know, hot glue doesn't stick to cooking paper.
Handy if you need to stick two items side by side and flat
wax or tin I?
+lonzo durey wax, also a surface with a bit of oil
+bridgendesar cool thx
+lonzo durey I believe the backing paper from sticky labels is the same stuff
+bridgendesar yes..an oily/glossy surface is the main enemy for hot glue..
great job
awesome,made my day
Love you, Darbin! You inspire me to do things... Greetings from Cancun, Mexico.
I have an array of surface mount LEDs. Can I use hot glue to make a light diffuser, which will also water proof it by default??
Hi and thanks for the tips. Can I use hot melt glue gun to fix the bathtub crack that leaks?!
A whole bunch of neat tricks :)
I like the fact that your channel has so many various tips and topics .. and you are presenting them in a great and clear manner!
bra jobbat .. :)
stringmanipulator Tack sa mycket!
SUPER!
Need your advice.. Planning to buy a Dremel Glue Gun. Which Gun are you using here? Is it GOOD? Any Glue Stick works with it?
Awesome girl!
I use hot glue for a lot of things. I burnt my fingers a few times by placing in the spot I though was cooled lol. I do alot of prjects with the stuff like wires, recycling cardboard and wood etc.
LED strips usually makes heat, somewhere around or even over to the melting point of hot glue. If proper heat sinking can not be done by other ways, it's not the very best solution.
Professzore Hot glue takes quite a bit of energy to melt and at least 160 degrees F.
I've made custom b daman parts with hot glue , I used an original part and some clay to make a mall , then I filled the mall with hot glue , and when it dried it had to be cut the right size and this way I've made multiple parts for me and my brother XD.
Thanks for amazing ideas. Great tips !
That was a great Tutorial Darbin great tips, I use a glue gun quite a bit and found this video very helpful, " Subscribed" Thank you for putting up a very helpful video.. Thank you for sharing...
thank you
I love you, thanks for the tips
So so (they're not that much of "hacks").
But you still got a thumb up :)
Thanks for the video.
so good ˝
Very interesting!