This article will be interesting to almost everyone. After all, the concepts of “glue gun” and “hot glue” have already firmly entered both the language and the everyday life, probably only “adhesive tape” is steeper. Anyway, this thing is very useful and has many uses.
In this article, the author of the YouTube channel George Kosilov will tell you how to make a glue gun out of trash in just 5 minutes.
Materials
- Lighter
- Can
- Elastic
- Scotch tape
- Hot glue stick.
Instruments, used by the author.
- scissors
- Stationery knife
- Round pliers
- Marker.
Manufacturing process.
First of all, the author cuts a tin sheet from the walls of a can with a clerical knife. Then he makes a square out of it, trimmed the edges with scissors.
Then the author twists it into a cone like a candy arrow.
Trims the excess with scissors, fixes the base of the cone with adhesive tape. You need to do this as far as possible from the top, because it will heat up, and the adhesive tape can melt.
Scissors trim the cone inlet.
Now he winds the cone to the lighter with tape. Also away from the "nozzle".
That's all, the glue gun is ready, it's time to charge and test.
Glue sticks should be prepared a little, for this you need to make a small slot at one of the ends, an elastic band will cling to it.
The gum on the gun is fixed as follows.
The device is ready, you can turn on the lighter. The author did not have enough clamping force of one gum, and he added another. By the way, do not take too long sticks, it is better to cut it into two halves. Then she will not bend so much.
The device works well!
An ordinary lighter can be replaced by the one that sets fire to gas stoves, it has a long metal "nose", the design can be more convenient and reliable.
Thanks to the author for the idea of quickly creating a glue gun. From lighters and sticks =)
All good mood and creative ideas!