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I am not a very content person when it comes to work. I feel like half the things we have to work around could have very simple solutions. We simply chose to work with those things.
Glue guns are one of those things. I see so many people struggle with them, when the problem is not with the skill level of the person using the glue gun, but the glue gun itself.
I had bought some pre-made tips for crafting. They claimed to be able to make work a breeze.. and they where crap. They where made out of aluminum, got clogged, and I found that they ended up cross threading, and stripping after only a few uses...
So, I figured the thread pitch could not be that odd of a TPI to be proprietary, and I went out looking for solutions.
These copper and brass fittings used for air tools, and air fittings fit this glue guns threading. And being copper or brass the conducted better, and made it so no mater how fast I pumped glue through the things, the would not slow down, or break the feed assembly. Eliminating the need for 2 glue guns at once, or more expensive glue guns with even less flexibility.
You will need to play around in the air tool section for a bit before you find all the options that fit, but trust me, it made my 20 dollar Arrow feel like a much more expensive tool with this sensible upgrade.
Glue guns are one of those things. I see so many people struggle with them, when the problem is not with the skill level of the person using the glue gun, but the glue gun itself.
I had bought some pre-made tips for crafting. They claimed to be able to make work a breeze.. and they where crap. They where made out of aluminum, got clogged, and I found that they ended up cross threading, and stripping after only a few uses...
So, I figured the thread pitch could not be that odd of a TPI to be proprietary, and I went out looking for solutions.
These copper and brass fittings used for air tools, and air fittings fit this glue guns threading. And being copper or brass the conducted better, and made it so no mater how fast I pumped glue through the things, the would not slow down, or break the feed assembly. Eliminating the need for 2 glue guns at once, or more expensive glue guns with even less flexibility.
You will need to play around in the air tool section for a bit before you find all the options that fit, but trust me, it made my 20 dollar Arrow feel like a much more expensive tool with this sensible upgrade.
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Exactly.
The better heating properties of the metals used here also help to more evenly heat the glue. you have a little more working time, and a much more constant flow . I used solvent based adhesives for the same reason you are using them now. I switched to this as it was the same if not better results without the tack times you really have to pay attention to with solvents.
The better heating properties of the metals used here also help to more evenly heat the glue. you have a little more working time, and a much more constant flow . I used solvent based adhesives for the same reason you are using them now. I switched to this as it was the same if not better results without the tack times you really have to pay attention to with solvents.
I think I must have been hard to understand. With super 77 I could have to wait overnight, or longer for the glue to finish outgassing. That, and it didn't always tack right anyway. It is a step up from traditional hot glue. With the new fittings I get longer tack time than hoot glue, but still shorter that regular Solvent based adhesives. That, and now a few years down the line we are hearing that some of the solvent based adhesives have come loose. Hot glue will do that too if exposed to oils, or heat.. so. it's really all about what you want out of you adhesives, and what you plan to use them on.
yeah the long evaporation time is the most common objection to most glues.
Personally I use selleys kwik grip, goobed out of a syringe. hit each surface with a teensy bit, then hit it with a heat gun for about 10 seconds. evaporates all the solvent just like that and is instantly tacky. I haven't used any hot glue in my last 4 suits :3
Personally I use selleys kwik grip, goobed out of a syringe. hit each surface with a teensy bit, then hit it with a heat gun for about 10 seconds. evaporates all the solvent just like that and is instantly tacky. I haven't used any hot glue in my last 4 suits :3
The only trouble i have with glueguns are the plastic components used for the trigger system, I usually break 1 or 2 of those a year and exactly those dont come as spare parts ; / Usually i get creative and fix them but that only holds so long.
I have broken 2 Dremel glue guns (50€ equipment) already and the cheap ones for a few € each i tend to break with the first use =P
I have broken 2 Dremel glue guns (50€ equipment) already and the cheap ones for a few € each i tend to break with the first use =P
If you're wondering, from the looks of it, the thread there appears to be what's called either 3/8" or 1/4" NPT
It's hard to judge the size without more reference, but I'd bet it's most likely the 1/4".
If that's the case, it's a standard size and there are literally thousands of fittings with it.
</engineer nerd>
It's hard to judge the size without more reference, but I'd bet it's most likely the 1/4".
If that's the case, it's a standard size and there are literally thousands of fittings with it.
</engineer nerd>
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