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Post by DMScotty on Feb 15, 2015 22:54:02 GMT
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Post by universalmonster on Mar 12, 2018 17:27:57 GMT
When you use hot glue- do you use high temp or low temp? I've been using low temp and I'm probably wrong...
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Post by skunkape on Mar 13, 2018 14:19:44 GMT
If I remember correctly, DM Scotty uses both high and low temp, depending on what he is trying to accomplish. I think for adding texture, he'll go with a low temp, but mostly for gluing things together, he'll be more apt to go high temp.
That's generally what I do, if I'm texturing, it's using the low temp setting, but for gluing together, that is when I'm using hot glue, I go high temp. I quite often use wood glue to glue things together, as it tends to have a little less water content than Elmer's.
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Post by sgtslag on Mar 13, 2018 23:45:31 GMT
I have a dual-temp gun, but I typically use the Low-temp setting, almost exclusively. What I've learned is that High Temp results in the glue remaining liquid for much longer, usually to my detriment. I have not found any real purpose in using the higher temperature setting yet.
I made a table-covering amount of textured, modular, foam cavern pieces out of pink insulation foam. I covered the surface with crumpled, brown paper sack strips, for texture (gives a chiseled look, to the "rock" surface). I started with High Temperature Hot Glue, but I quickly discovered that it melted the foam!!! I switched to Low Temperature, and everything worked out well. I made around 40-50 pieces, total. With the Low setting, no problems at all. I did, however, need to wear some pig-skin leather gloves to avoid burning my hands as I smoothed the paper strip onto the molten glue and foam, to secure it in place.
There may be a need for the higher temperature setting, but I have not found it to date, with the materials I am working with. If you find an application where it is a must, please share. Cheers!
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Post by skunkape on Mar 14, 2018 14:34:23 GMT
I recently made the fort for the Stag Lord from the Pathfinder Kingmaker adventure path, need to take pictures of the final piece, but I found that the high temperature setting kept the glue liquid long enough for me to get the cardboard in place. I used strips of cardboard to make the outer palisade, similar to the cave walls that another crafter made, can't find his video, but he cut strips of double corrugated cardboard and then squished them along the corrugation to get them to bend. Then he ran hot glue along the bottom and mounted it to his cave floors.
I did something similar to make the palisade wall. I usually am only running at high temp for larger pieces so that the glue will stay liquid long enough for me to get that large piece in place.
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