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cwydro

(51,308 posts) Thu May 19, 2016, 12:03 PM May 2016

Any suggestions on mini-glue guns?

Bought a cheap one from Michael's, and it worked for about 8 squirts.

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Any suggestions on mini-glue guns? (Original Post) cwydro May 2016 OP

I have one that's 25 years old and working fine Warpy May 2016 #1

Is it a brand that's still available? cwydro May 2016 #2

It had a foil label but nothing remains but a spot of dried glue Warpy May 2016 #3

Warpy

(111,255 posts)

1. I have one that's 25 years old and working fine

Reply to cwydro (Original post)

Thu May 19, 2016, 12:13 PM

May 2016

I got it at an indie fabric store.

It probably wouldn't survive a season on Drag Race, but it's worked fine for small jobs.

cwydro

(51,308 posts)

2. Is it a brand that's still available?

Reply to Warpy (Reply #1)

Thu May 19, 2016, 01:33 PM

May 2016

At any rate, I just took them back to Michael's and got two more of another brand.

We'll see.

Warpy

(111,255 posts)

3. It had a foil label but nothing remains but a spot of dried glue

Reply to cwydro (Reply #2)

Thu May 19, 2016, 05:42 PM

May 2016

so I can't help you there. This thin dry stuff we call air in NM is hell on adhesives except hot glue, which they probably should have used to label the hot glue gun.

I would imagine that then, as now, there are maybe two factories producing these things under many different labels.

I'd suggest taking the dead one back where you got it and swapping it for a new one in the hope the new one doesn't have a loose connection.

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