Instructables user Matthew Kreuger built this Lego 3D printer that prints using hot glue. Ever since I saw the first makerbot, I have been obsessed with 3D printing, but I am an engineering student so I don’t have an extra $800-$2500, and have been doing my best to create one out of what I have […]
New to crafting with a glue gun? Or, maybe you just need a quick refresher course? Check out this great list of hot glue gun tips and tricks from Rachel on Whimseybox, and you’ll be ready to start gluing in no time! This week, my daughter asked if she could use my glue gun by […]
Chris Favreau posted an Instructable on making a hot glue extruder for a CNC, using a $3 hot glue gun.
Anyone who’s ever used a hot glue gun is familiar with the ugly, frustrating strings it can leave behind. If you’re ready to get rid of them for good, check out this post on making hot glue strings disappear from Linda at Craftaholics Anonymous. It just might save your projects and your sanity! How do […]
“Ken,” the author of this interesting tutorial on tinting hot-melt adhesive sticks by adding crayons, appears to know his chemistry, but is otherwise fairly anonymous. He claims that “[y]ou can also add up to 10% by weight of paraffin wax to reduce the viscosity without…”
MAKE magazine reader John Mangan shared a nifty simple trick with us: you can remove dried hot glue with isopropyl alcohol and cotton swabs. He made a video demonstration to share the knowledge, I posted it on Makezine yesterday, and it’s been well-received. Since there are no shortage of crafts that utilize hot glue, I’m […]
