In this episode, a live demonstration on how to properly use hot melt glue, and how to make magnets stick to where you want – not where you don’t.
An advice podcast about glues and adhesives. From the producers of Ask Mr. Biggs.
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Episode 017 Show Notes:
In this episode…
- The opening is worked on with multiple takes.
- Never make assumptions.
- Biggs does sleep in sometimes, but not this time.
- Roger’s papers are good as a surface for drizzly hot glue gun tips.
- Stick It is a podcast talking about glues, adhesives and sometimes sealants, tape, caulk and friction welding (and sometimes space travel).
- Biggs knows the format for the BREAKING NEWS segment.
- Discuss not having a BREAKING NEWS item and discuss the many benefits of hot gluing. Biggs fires up his own unit and gives a demonstration!
– Biggs knows the format for the BREAKING NEWS segment.
– Roger has made mistakes in the past, but Biggs refuses to embarrass him and mention any, except for the restaurant bathroom incident.
– Printing news stories is possible.
– A silicone mat is good for drips.
– Never touch the hot glue while hot.
– A can of compressed air used upside down can help solidify a glue joint.
– Roger pulls sticks apart wrong.
– Glue guns can be hot.
– You can build lots of things using Popsicle sticks and hot glue including trivets, but not ashtrays.
- Skin can stick to hot glue gun tips.
- The e-mail sounder needs to go and does not mix well with hot glue.
- Grab the mail sack and answer a listener’s e-mail about sticking magnets to the head of a bolt.
– Too many people are using sliding barn doors, sheets of beads and swinging saloon doors in all the wrong places.
– Urgent Care can help.
– Popsicle sticks do a lot. The lime one is good to mix epoxy.
– Plasti Dip synthetic rubber comes in a variety of colors.
- A layer of hot glue should not be used as a bandage.
- Biggs likes making meatloaf.
- Roger prefers Chinese take out.
Products featured in Episode 017 were:
– Cobiz Full Size (Not Mini) 60/100W Dual Power High Temp Heavy Duty Melt Glue Gun Kit (This full size heavy duty glue gun (7.5*6.3inch) rather than a mini one (5.3*4.3inch) will give you a comfortable feel at your hand. High 
temperature 60/100w : it can melt the glue sticks completely, heat up enough to prevent stringy glue, while this always happens on a 20w mini low temperature glue gun. Excellent design and build quality rather than cheaply made. With 60W, you can get a thinner and cooler slow running hot glue stream for a fine handwork, such as placing beads. With 100W, you can have a stronger quicker bond for putting wooden objects together. A great controlled trigger allows the sticks move forward on its own to get your one hand free. Stable stand on the glue gun allows you put aside and pick it up safety anytime anywhere. Hot glue is perfect for a variety of art projects but should never be used as a substitute bandage to cover hot-glue-gun-related injuries. The tip can produce the off gas of burning flesh.)
Strengthening and Joining by Plastic Deformation: Select Papers from AIMTDR 2016 (Lecture Notes on Multidisciplinary Industrial Engineering) Amazon affiliate link:
Hot Glue Gun, Cobiz Full Size (Not Mini) 60/100W Dual Power High Temp Heavy Duty Melt Glue Gun Kit with 10 Pcs Premium Glue Sticks (0.43” x 8″) for Arts & Crafts Use, Christmas Decoration/Gifts
– J-B Weld (J-B Weld is The Original Cold Weld two-part epoxy system that provides strong, lasting repairs to metal and multiple surfaces. Mixed at a ratio 
of 1:1, it forms a permanent bond and can be shaped, tapped, filed, sanded and drilled after curing. At room temperature, J-B Weld sets in 4-6 hours to a dark grey color. A full cure is reached in 15-24 hours. J-B Weld has a tensile strength of 3,960 PSI and sets to a hard bond overnight. It can withstand temperatures up to 550-degrees F when fully cured. J-B Weld is the perfect solution when you prefer adhering a magnet to a bolt to create a system of holding open a sliding barn door with a metal strike plate attached to the door. Sliding barn doors and other unusual doors should not be used inside a home when regular doors with a strong handle are available.)
J-B Weld Amazon affiliate link:
J-B Weld 8265S Cold Weld Steel Reinforced Epoxy with Hardener, 2 oz
