Internet search is not my friend.

Standard procedure if you are using the same glue type is just to put a
new glue stick in and push the old one through as you use it up.

I need to change from wood glue to general purpose glue.

Is there a way to get the old stick out and preserve at least some of it
for future use?
Without buggering up the gun, of course.

Or is this a waste of thought and effort as the glue sticks are cheap?

Cheers



Dave R



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It is this a waste of thought and effort as the glue sticks are cheap

Richard

David wrote:
Internet search is not my friend.

Standard procedure if you are using the same glue type is just to put a
new glue stick in and push the old one through as you use it up.

I need to change from wood glue to general purpose glue.

Is there a way to get the old stick out and preserve at least some of it
for future use?
Without buggering up the gun, of course.

Or is this a waste of thought and effort as the glue sticks are cheap?

I dont know if mine is a particularly poor design but it dribbles
incontinently most of the time. I would have thought that just leaving it
on for 30 minute say with the nozzle pointing downwards would result in the
glue just running out.

Tim

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Tim+ wrote:
David wrote:
Internet search is not my friend.

Standard procedure if you are using the same glue type is just to put a
new glue stick in and push the old one through as you use it up.

I need to change from wood glue to general purpose glue.

Is there a way to get the old stick out and preserve at least some of it
for future use?
Without buggering up the gun, of course.

Or is this a waste of thought and effort as the glue sticks are cheap?

I dont know if mine is a particularly poor design but it dribbles
incontinently most of the time. I would have thought that just leaving it
on for 30 minute say with the nozzle pointing downwards would result in the
glue just running out.


Also, if the wood glue sticks are visually different then Im sure youll
spot when the new glue is coming through.

Tim

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On 30/04/2020 14:14, David wrote:
Internet search is not my friend.

Standard procedure if you are using the same glue type is just to put a
new glue stick in and push the old one through as you use it up.

I need to change from wood glue to general purpose glue.

Is there a way to get the old stick out and preserve at least some of it
for future use?
Without buggering up the gun, of course.

Or is this a waste of thought and effort as the glue sticks are cheap?

Cheers



Dave R




I have that problem with changing colours of glue sticks. I create
hot-melt string, running out the whole of the remaining stick while
pushing in the new stick , with the gun held over a clean sheet of
metal, weaving back and forth, cold-shocks solid quickly into string,
holding farther off the sheet produces thinner string..
I use the string like using solder , wiith an old soldering iron , for
small gluing jobs. Mixing colours like paint on a pallette sometimes.
The alternative is to use 2 melt guns , one for each type of formulation.



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On 30/04/2020 14:14, David wrote:
Internet search is not my friend.

Standard procedure if you are using the same glue type is just to put a
new glue stick in and push the old one through as you use it up.

I need to change from wood glue to general purpose glue.

Is there a way to get the old stick out and preserve at least some of it
for future use?
Without buggering up the gun, of course.

Or is this a waste of thought and effort as the glue sticks are cheap?

Cheers



Dave R



Get it warm, when it is you should be able to pull the current stick out
of the back end. Fit new stick and pump through until you detect that
the material has changed.

On 30/04/2020 14:14, David wrote:
Internet search is not my friend.

Standard procedure if you are using the same glue type is just to put a
new glue stick in and push the old one through as you use it up.

I need to change from wood glue to general purpose glue.

Is there a way to get the old stick out and preserve at least some of it
for future use?


Allow the gun to heat, and then without any pressure on the trigger,
pull and twist the bit sticking out the back of the gun. It should come
out - although you will need to cut the blobby end of the retrieved
stick to get it back in the gun later.


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On 30/04/2020 15:11, Tim+ wrote:
David wrote:
Internet search is not my friend.

Standard procedure if you are using the same glue type is just to put a
new glue stick in and push the old one through as you use it up.

I need to change from wood glue to general purpose glue.

Is there a way to get the old stick out and preserve at least some of it
for future use?
Without buggering up the gun, of course.

Or is this a waste of thought and effort as the glue sticks are cheap?

I dont know if mine is a particularly poor design but it dribbles
incontinently most of the time. I would have thought that just leaving it
on for 30 minute say with the nozzle pointing downwards would result in the
glue just running out.

The ones with a spring loaded ball valve in the outlet are better in
this respect - once the glue is no longer under pressure, the ball
should spring back and stop the escape (mostly!)


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N_Cook Wrote in message:
On 30/04/2020 14:14, David wrote:
Internet search is not my friend.

Standard procedure if you are using the same glue type is just to put a
new glue stick in and push the old one through as you use it up.

I need to change from wood glue to general purpose glue.

Is there a way to get the old stick out and preserve at least some of it
for future use?
Without buggering up the gun, of course.

Or is this a waste of thought and effort as the glue sticks are cheap?

Cheers



Dave R




I have that problem with changing colours of glue sticks. I create
hot-melt string, running out the whole of the remaining stick while
pushing in the new stick , with the gun held over a clean sheet of
metal, weaving back and forth, cold-shocks solid quickly into string,
holding farther off the sheet produces thinner string..
I use the string like using solder , wiith an old soldering iron , for
small gluing jobs. Mixing colours like paint on a pallette sometimes.
The alternative is to use 2 melt guns , one for each type of formulation.

Steady! They're at least 7 quid each !!!!


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"Tim+" wrote in message
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David wrote:
Internet search is not my friend.

Standard procedure if you are using the same glue type is just to put a
new glue stick in and push the old one through as you use it up.

I need to change from wood glue to general purpose glue.

Is there a way to get the old stick out and preserve at least some of it
for future use?
Without buggering up the gun, of course.

Or is this a waste of thought and effort as the glue sticks are cheap?

I dont know if mine is a particularly poor design

Yes it is.

but it dribbles
incontinently most of the time.

None of mine have ever done that.

I would have thought that just leaving it
on for 30 minute say with the nozzle pointing downwards would result in
the
glue just running out.

Tim

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It can be done, but its rather difficult. I guess it depends how much of the
stick is, erm stuck!

Brian

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It is this a waste of thought and effort as the glue sticks are cheap

Richard

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