Basic Tips on How to Use a Hot Glue Gun

It is essential to know how to use a hot glue gun, as it ensures safety. Whether it's at work or at home, it is one of the most commonly used hot melt adhesive melting units. Even your kids can be safe when using a hot glue gun, and have fun seeing crafty magic melt. You must not forget to keep the glue sticks in a safe place as well. These guns are perfect for everyday use. Ensuring you know how to use a hot glue gun is important, especially if you are constantly fixing or building something.

The electric and battery powered, hot and cold heat glue gun can be used as follows:

• You need to find an electric power supply to plug your gun into, making sure it is placed securely, away from any wooden or carpet surfaces as well as anything flammable. The reason for this is that as the glue gun heats up, bits of glue might drip out the tip of the gun.

• The glue sticks need to be placed at the back of the gun. Always make sure you have a spare stick of glue ready to be used, should there already be a stick of glue in the chamber.

• You then need to gather all the materials that you are wanting to glue while the gun heats up. The materials that work best are plastics, dried flowers, Styrofoam, thick fabrics, and wood. Thin papers, ceramics and fabrics aren't the best materials to use as a thick residue is left behind.

• You need to check that the glue has melted enough. To do this, you must squeeze the trigger lightly and place the tip of it against a sheet of paper. If the glue is dispersed easily, then it is ready, yet if the trigger is hard to pull, then you will have to wait for a few minutes until the gun has heated up completely.

• Once the glue gun has heated up enough, and you have successfully tested it, you must pick up the gun and gently squeeze the trigger while drawing the lines on the material you wish to glue.

• Once you have drawn the lines on the material, you need to immediately place the other piece of material you wish to glue on to the lines you have drawn, pressing down firmly to ensure that the materials will stick together successfully.

• You have to then hold the two pieces of material together firmly for around fifteen seconds. After which you must remove one hand to test if the materials will hold together.

• Finally, you must then let the item set for several minutes in order to allow it to "cure". You will then have to use your fingernail or anything similar to scrape away the excess glue which is left behind.

Gluing materials is simple when using a hot glue gun, but one must follow the glue gun safety tips. Using the crafty magic melt sticks allow kids to have fun too. These guns can be used by anyone, anywhere.