On Tuesday, November 5, 2013 12:08:17 PM UTC-5, Ecnerwal wrote:
If LOW on the crock-pot isn't low

enough, pick up an incandescent lamp dimmer - they are typically 75W or

so on low, so it doesn't have to be a particularly beefy dimmer. A plain

old "one burner electric hot-plate" should also work, depending what

your local junk-shoppe has.



I second this. A typical light dimmer is good for 600 watts. I have made a couple of kludges that I use for various things such as keeping a soldering iron warm and then changing it to full power. Get a double electrical box and put in a lahp dimmer and a receptacle. Add a power cord and wire it so the lamp dimmer controls the receptacle. Now anything plugged in the receptacle can be controlled. You can use it for your glue warmer , for controlling the temperature of a wire to cut plastic foam, etc.

Dan