Hot melt glue gun of high quality

>I have never seen one... and hot melts tend to be high wattage units that
>might suck a battery dry in a matter of a couple of minutes and that would
>lead to premature battery failure IMHO.
>

I have an old Craftsman glue gun that you plug in for a while until nice & hot
then the cord unplugs from the gun and works for quite a while before needing
plugged back in for reheating. Not really cordless, but it gets the cord out of
the way while using. No idea if this meets the OP's needs or if they are still
sold or even if all glue guns are this way. I seldom use the thing.

Dave Hall

On 31 Jan 2004 23:40:32 GMT, [email protected] (David Hall) wrote:

>I have an old Craftsman glue gun that you plug in for a while until nice & hot
>then the cord unplugs from the gun and works for quite a while before needing
>plugged back in for reheating.

Howdy,

I would wonder if it works properly for "quite a while."

I suspect that the glue is to be used at a particular temperature, and
clearly, the moment you would unplug the thing it would start to cool.

Of course I am not suggesting that it cools to a point that it cannot
be used, but it certainly is a possibility that the joints would not
be as strong.

All the best,

--
Kenneth

If you email... Please remove the "SPAMLESS."

the use was for attaching templates that would be removed after routing, a
strong joint wasn't an issue.

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"Kenneth" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On 31 Jan 2004 23:40:32 GMT, [email protected] (David Hall) wrote:
>
> >I have an old Craftsman glue gun that you plug in for a while until nice
& hot
> >then the cord unplugs from the gun and works for quite a while before
needing
> >plugged back in for reheating.
>
> Howdy,
>
> I would wonder if it works properly for "quite a while."
>
> I suspect that the glue is to be used at a particular temperature, and
> clearly, the moment you would unplug the thing it would start to cool.
>
> Of course I am not suggesting that it cools to a point that it cannot
> be used, but it certainly is a possibility that the joints would not
> be as strong.
>
> All the best,
>
> --
> Kenneth
>
> If you email... Please remove the "SPAMLESS."

Hi,
I've got a similar glue gun, but it's not a Craftsman. Bought <5 years ago
at a local craft shop. I think even 2 minutes would be stretching the time
it keeps the glue at a good working temperature, but it would work fine to
unplug and then immediately glue a template to a workpiece. Just plug it
back in for a minute or two while you get the next template and workpiece
ready, and you're good to go again. Oh, and it's a trigger model -- that's a
must-have feature, you don't want the kind that makes you shove the glue
stick in with your thumb.
Lewis


"KYHighlander" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> the use was for attaching templates that would be removed after routing, a
> strong joint wasn't an issue.
>
> --
>
> http://users.adelphia.net/~kyhighland
>
>
> "Kenneth" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > On 31 Jan 2004 23:40:32 GMT, [email protected] (David Hall) wrote:
> >
> > >I have an old Craftsman glue gun that you plug in for a while until
nice
> & hot
> > >then the cord unplugs from the gun and works for quite a while before
> needing
> > >plugged back in for reheating.
> >
> > Howdy,
> >
> > I would wonder if it works properly for "quite a while."
> >
> > I suspect that the glue is to be used at a particular temperature, and
> > clearly, the moment you would unplug the thing it would start to cool.
> >
> > Of course I am not suggesting that it cools to a point that it cannot
> > be used, but it certainly is a possibility that the joints would not
> > be as strong.
> >
> > All the best,
> >
> > --
> > Kenneth
> >
> > If you email... Please remove the "SPAMLESS."
>
>