Hello everyone!
I havent seen a tutorial on how to cast from hot glue so here is mine!
Please read the directions carefully, BEFORE you attempt this method.
When you have glue sticks that are too big / too small for your gun, casting out of hot glue is a fun and easy way to minimize the space those sticks take up! I like to melt these down whenever I need hotglue . Its Fun, fast, And easy!
Example - You rae makeing a mold . You secure the moldbox to the base. But, when you glue the sides, The glue runs down and piles up at the bottom. HOWEVER, if you use Melted hot glue and BRUSH the glue on the sides, It will minimize the ammount of glue that runs down the sides!
Items needed -
.10 - 30 high temp hot glue sticks
.a mold (perferably silicone rubber, but latex will work as well but it will be a bit tougher to de-mold)
And a old pot and a wooden spoon
WARNING : Hot glue can burn you severly . I suffered a 2nd degree burn on my thumb for not being carfull the other day. Remember Safty FIRST !
#1
Melt down 5-10 hot glue sticks in the pot.
#2
Once melted down to a liquid , it should look like this
#3
SLOWLY pour the hot glue into the mold. dont pour too fast as the glue can overrun and go everywhere.
#4
Put the mold into the freezer for 20 mins.
#5
After about 20 mins. pull the mold out of the freezer. IF the glue is not cool yet, Put it back in for a few more minutes until solid.
#6
De-mold the object . in this case , its one of my handplates. Latex molds will be harder to de-mold.
Now you have a cool and fun way to store your extra hot glue!
Hope this helped!
Jacob
I havent seen a tutorial on how to cast from hot glue so here is mine!
Please read the directions carefully, BEFORE you attempt this method.
When you have glue sticks that are too big / too small for your gun, casting out of hot glue is a fun and easy way to minimize the space those sticks take up! I like to melt these down whenever I need hotglue . Its Fun, fast, And easy!
Example - You rae makeing a mold . You secure the moldbox to the base. But, when you glue the sides, The glue runs down and piles up at the bottom. HOWEVER, if you use Melted hot glue and BRUSH the glue on the sides, It will minimize the ammount of glue that runs down the sides!
Items needed -
.10 - 30 high temp hot glue sticks
.a mold (perferably silicone rubber, but latex will work as well but it will be a bit tougher to de-mold)
And a old pot and a wooden spoon
WARNING : Hot glue can burn you severly . I suffered a 2nd degree burn on my thumb for not being carfull the other day. Remember Safty FIRST !
#1
Melt down 5-10 hot glue sticks in the pot.
#2
Once melted down to a liquid , it should look like this
#3
SLOWLY pour the hot glue into the mold. dont pour too fast as the glue can overrun and go everywhere.
#4
Put the mold into the freezer for 20 mins.
#5
After about 20 mins. pull the mold out of the freezer. IF the glue is not cool yet, Put it back in for a few more minutes until solid.
#6
De-mold the object . in this case , its one of my handplates. Latex molds will be harder to de-mold.
Now you have a cool and fun way to store your extra hot glue!
Hope this helped!
Jacob
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