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How do I get the glue stick out of the glue gun? - Glue Gun Problems question #1
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- Опубліковано 23 січ 2018
- Glue Gun Problems: Question 1
I get asked this more often than other other question. How do you get the glue stick out of the glue gun? I know there are going to be people arguing with me down in the comments. Agree to disagree.
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This is the first question in a series where I answer your comments and let you know the long form answers so you get more information on the whys and hows so you can troubleshoot your glue gun problems. Feel free to ask questions in the comments below.
So, I just leave the glue stick inside and dump it in a dark shelf and wait till the next use? Seems like a great idea to me. 😂😂
That is it, exactly!💯
@@MakerHighSchool Hi I just wanted to ask I have a cheap gun I bought from a Pound Sttore in the UK, I noticed the trigger doesn't work half way through the stick( unless push through wirh a thin object)is that common or just down to it being a dollar store item. Thanks
@@chrissy212e Hey there! Yeah, most dollar store/pound shop glue guns are like that.
IF you’re an adult, you can unplug and unscrew the gun to take a look inside (I have another video about the inside of a glue gun you can watch first). It sounds like it's the spring that might be causing the problem. You can try and replace it with a new one. They're very similar to the spring in the old style click pens, so if you have one around, you can try that. Otherwise, I'd donate it and get a slightly more expensive glue gun. Hope that helps! 👍
Thank you . I lost my instructions and nearly followed the advise of another guy taking it out with scissors . It makes sense to not takin it out and push the next one as it will melt with the remaining of the first one. Huge like to you. It was very helpful.
Thanks for letting me know! When I first started using glue guns, I would do stuff like that and then wonder why I was having problems. Glad this was helpful! 👍
MakerHigh you know what it was " weird" ? That I couldn't find tutorials how to change the stick but people will come across the video of this guy advising people how to remove it ...and yours . I hope most people don't follow his advice or find your video first!!!
It's so silly now but I'm sure will be more people out there making that mistake and come across your Chanel. 😄
@@sugarpop7377 I hope so too. The UA-cam algorithm doesn't like me much, but I hope it will get traction eventually. 😄
@@MakerHighSchool I got to you from a Google search on glue sticks, you were one of the three videos that showed up.
MakerHigh
Actually, you’re at the top of my search. Of course, this is one year later, but yours is the first video on the subject in my searches anyway.
Not what everyone wants to hear, but what everyone needs to hear. Thanks.
Thanks for letting me know about the Google search results, too. I really appreciate you taking the time to comment. 👍
Oh my gosh, thank you for this video I thought I was being weird for thinking it was silly to change out the sticks and needing a separate glue gun for separate sticks 😅
Not silly at all. In the long run, it saves money and frustration.
Thanks for the tip. I need to change color of my glue stick & was gonna try and yank it out but was worried about this as even a full stick is mostly inside the gun already so didn't seem to be designed to remove
I pulled out me glue stick whilst it was hot on my old glue gun. Worked the first few times, then the next time I pulled it out the half molten glue stick cooled in the barrel “upstream” from the heating element and I ended up with a fused solidified glue stick stuck in the barrel. Don’t do it! My 2 cents of advice (for my needs) … I need to remove the glue stick so it fits back in the box I keep it in… so I just cut off the overhanging stick (which I can also use next time so no waste)
@MakerHigh, after going through other videos and also applying my LOGIC, I FEEL YOU ARE RIGHT. If one pulls out glue sticks regularly the glue gun may fail eventually. Push a new kind of glue stick and wait till the old kind comes out is a Great Idea. Also maintain a separate glue gun for each kind of glue stick is a good idea too but expensive. What if I put a wooden pencil and push the entire old glue out when it is hot? Please reply. Thanks in advance.
Thanks for the kudos. The "pencil trick" or the "chopstick trick" isn't something I would reccomend since its putting the opposite stress on the glue gun (vs pulling it out).
If you do decide to do it, use an unshaperened pencil and go gently. Make sure there are no metal bits to hit the walls of the heating element. Ideally, you'd heat up the gun, unplug it and push, repeating as necessary so you don't have a foreign object in it while its plugged in.
I have a 30+ year old Sears Craftsman glue gun, which I'm sure was made by someone else. B&D made a lot of their stuff. It's worked fine over the years, but the trigger has been "fading" in that I sometimes have to push glue with another stick thru it. And yes, I've removed glue sticks by pulling them out from the back. There are no parts available for mine, but it still heats and melts glue, so it's a manual. Seems easy enough to design a glue gun with a release that allows one to remove glue sticks without damaging the gun. Until then, buy a glue gun for each type of glue you use. I did buy a new one, on sale, with good reviews. Let the collecting begin.
Craftsman products used to be sooooooo good! I can get why you're hanging onto it. (I literally worked at a sears in the 90s to build my tool collection, then a few years later, all of them stolen by a roommate.)
I agree that someone should make a manual version. But, then, they won't sell as many glue guns. 🙄
Good luck with your new one!
Thank you, you’re really nice
Aw, thanks!
Thank you for this video. I have a doubt about this and I just live there.but I was scared .I think the glue gun will damage .and I see your vidio .now my doubt is cleared.thanks
So happy it was helpful
Thanks for the information. Only thing i can think of is maybe cut sticks in half to quicker be able to use them?
It's a tough call because you need it to be long enough to catch in the feeder. I think iys slightly longer than half a stick for most models, so then you have a bunch of smaller remnants that won't work.
@@MakerHighSchool True. In my case i can use the next glue stick to puch the current one. But as you said not viable for all glue guns. Just bought another one today so i can use different colours.
I am a fan of realism over optimism, even if it means the answer is not what I wanted to hear. Thanks so much! (Also I'm a bit relieved to know there wasn't some totally obvious magical solution I was missing entirely! *laughs*)
Happy to help. I killed countless glue huns over the years so you don't have to! 🤣
Seriously though, sorry yours didn't make it. It's always frustrating
@@MakerHighSchool oh, it's fine! I looked first, but ty :)! I just hate waste... BUT I also looked up ways to salvage the glue by reforming the glue stick so yays!
OMG TYSM I can finally get the rest of my old glue stick out TYSM!! I’m so gonna subscribe!❤️
Awesome. Also, welcome. I'll probably be posting some shorts soon. 👍
TYSM THIS HELPED ME ALOT
Excellent!
I am doing a temporary decoration to one of my amplifiers (plastic to plastic) is the glue easy to remove? I am looking to a silicone type consistency to easily remove and clean what I glued together
It depends on the kind of plastic, honestly. If its ABS or PLA, you should be okay. I'd make sure you go with low temp glue and do a patch test someplace you wont see it to make sure you not only can remove it, but that the heat from the glue wont melt the plastic. Best of luck!
Thanks for the vid❤️! Phew😪! I almost pulled out the short glue stick stuck in the glue gun.
And.., how to use it without messing up?
So it does not seem feasible to use coloured sticks. My understanding from this video is that you either buy a gun for each colour or you keep heating and pumping out the stick you want to remove till it is gone.
Yep, pretty much. I wish someone would come up with a more convenient design, but it is what it is. 😞 Sorry.
This helped so much
I'm so pleased to hear that. Thanks for letting me know!👍
me who tried to pull out the glue stick I accidentally put into the glue gun I bought today but failed: *I am gonna get in trouble if I don’t hide the fact I made it stuck…*
Oh, no! I hope you didn't get in too much trouble. Just seeing this comment now.
For some reason, my glue is coming out a little bit dried from the glue gun and won't flow freely. What should i do?
Hm. You might have a low temp gun with high temp glue. Try different glue sticks. Stay away from dual temp sticks and only use low temp. Hope that helps.
I... thought my glue gun was broken because the half finished stick wasn’t pushing through... I seriously didn’t know I was supposed to put another stick behind it i feel so dumb
We've all had our moments!
Drat. That’s not the answer I wanted lol. *sighs and keep using my clear even though I need my pink glitter glue*
Sorry? I know it sucks, but better to wait on the pink than having to buy a new glue gun, I think. Good luck on your project! 👍
I acccidentally removed it when I finished using it. And know its not working.I can't fix it.Pls help
Sounds like your trigger is broken. Im sorry to say you cant really fix that.
Ok so, I got a new full-size glue gun (Elmer's Craft Bond Dual Temp). All I had at home were mini multi-temperature glue sticks and, yes, without reading the directions first I thought I could use them in the gun. I advanced 2 sticks. Only a very tiny amount of glue will come out of the nozzle. I noticed the melted glue started to back up where the glue stick goes into the gun. I've been letting the glue gun heat up for about 15 minutes with the idea that the melted glue would just leak out the nozzle because that's what my old mini would do. That's just not happening. Have I just ruined my new glue gun? Thanks
If this is the one I'm thinking of (pink silicone over the tip) it has a tendency for the tip to clog even when you're using the regular sticks.
The glue might have leaked into the housing (I have another video showing the inside of a glue gun if you're wondering what I'm talking about.
Honestly, my best advice is try to return it, if you can. Otherwise (if you're an adult) unplug it, and try holding a hot curling iron or hair straightener to the tip. It should help the glue come out at a higher temp, but its tricky because you dont want it so high you melt the housing or burn out the heating element.
You could also try opening it up (again if you are an adult and make sure its unolugged) to see if there's an internal problem. Honestly, just returning it for a different model is the easiest and safest way to go. 👍
Thank you!!
my glue stick getting small and the glue is not coming out from the gun so I have to pull the glue stick with a pen to get out the glue from gun is there is a solution tell me I am very curious to know
You shouldn't pull it out. Push it through with another stick.
Chances are either your glue gun isn't getting hot enough -OR- you're using the wrong kind of glue. You can't really clog it unless you push fabric or something into the nozzle.
Me too my glue sticks is very very small
hi maker high i beginer ,i have question,what if i only use the glue gun for 1 minute maybe just use 4 cm from 10cm glue stick and there is still lot of glue stick left in the gun maybe 10 cm left and i want to save it and i will use it again 3 or 6 months again because i already finish? what i have to do? just left the 10 cm glue stick on the gun and just put it in the box?or how? according what i heard from what you say i can`t pull the glue stick back from the gun it can damage the trigger and i must buy new one again.i dont want that happen.i blind about glue gun &the stick.thank you very much
Yes, just leave the stick in the glue gun. Let it cool before you put it away. 👍
thx
Yw. 👍😁
Mine melted bc i took the hot glue out too early🌚🖐🏻
And im.still wondering if using wire ties will hurt the gun?
How would you be using them?
@MakerHighSchool to repair a plastic part that shattered on me and conveniently thr company what sells that does make it anymore.
So. It is either that or injection molding but way to expensive for one small piece.
Sorry it took so long to respond but 😡 somebody needed my phone more than me!
@@red2965 No worries. Have you looked into sugru? It might be able to mold into what you need.
I got a pen stuck in my glue gun 😂😂😂
Pens and pencils seem to be the go to. Sorry to hear that.
It ok
But my glue stick has stuck inside and is of half of total length so how can I take it out
If it won't move forward (which is what I'm guessing is the problem) try heating up the glue gun and then pushing from the back with the right kind of glue stick.
I just got my hot glue gun from my parents garage after about 6 years. I know they've used it in my absence. Now I'm trying to use but it looks like there's an old stick of glue beyond my reach. They advance trigger works but its not advancing the old stick. I just tried a wooden chop stick after letting gun warm up some, to no avail as of yet. I'm still hoping if I leave gun on long enough that it'll eventually warm up glue stick far enough up to release.
Do you think I'm being over optimistic?
Better to err on the side of keeping it plugged in. If you want to check to off if your nozzle is heating up, you can wait until you thing it should be hot enough and then unplug it and press the tip against a damp (not wet) washcloth. If it sizzles, you know it's heating up. If it doesn't, gingerly touch the washcloth after you move it away. If it's warm, there might be glue inside of your glue gun.
Best video in the world ever experienced
How do you remove the glue off of your projects
Generally, I use tweezers.
Mine is stuck in middle how do I get it out pls say me
Your heating element might be broken, so you may have to get a new one. You can try heating up a curling iron and pressing it against the metal tip. That should help the glue inside melt if there's a chance it can work again.
So how would that work
If the glue stick is the wrong kind for the gun, you heat the metal to temps higher than they would normally reach. That should help the glue that's stuck leak out, so you can try using a different glue stick once its cleared. If it doesn't work, you need to buy a new one.
My glue stick is too big..do you have a solution for it?
Other than making a mold of smaller sticks, melting down the larger sizes and casting no ones, not one that's going to work well. Sorry.
A pencil got stuck in my glue gun. Don't ask me why. What so I do!
The exact same thing happened to me- I need help 😂😅
how to repair hotmelt glue gun on off switch which has no small steel on inside of on off switch
Is the problem with the wire connection? I need a little more info.
How to take out pencil from the glue gun please make video on this topic
I always suggest you dont put a pencil in to start.
Thx you for ur advise. It's was extremely useful
So happy to hear that!
But my hot glue stick is too short to be used, I need help
You just pop a new one in the back. The feeder will grab it and use the new stick to push the old stick though when you press the trigger. 👍
How to you get dried glue sticks inside
Bruh what’s the point of getting a glue gun if it won’t bloody work
Are you having problems with one you just bought? I'd return it for a different brand. Sometimes they have manufacturers problems, and sometimes it's shipping. They're easy and quick once you get a good one. Hope that helps.
My hot glue gun is heated but it glue is not come. What is the solution
Have you watched the "why won't my glue stick melt" video? It might be the wrong kind.
Suresh Kumar push the new one in and it will melt with the remaining of the first one . The one you were trying to get rid of!!😊
I want make decuration pieces and toys with mixture of marbel powder+ soda silicate+ zinc oxide so please guide me which kind of moulds I can use for this purpos
+Nice.well55 It sounds like you're trying to make ceramics? I'm not 100% sure since I haven't worked with those before.
It depends on the final composition and the heat it gives off while it sets. Honestly, I'd suggest getting in touch with Reynolds or Silpak and asking what they'd recommend.
Hope that helps.
MakerHigh thanks for your advice ok I will try it after few days then I will share it with u
You r doing gud work I like your viedoes congratulations keep it up
I am new in this field no experienced before its will be my first onces hmmmm
+Nice.well55 Well Thank you very much!
Mines stuck though. Can’t get it to come out either side. 😢 Does anyone else ever have this problem? It’s not that old. I’ve used it only a few times. Hope it’s not broken already.
Never mind, I see other comments w/same problem. I just got a new one, but it sucks b/c that one wasn’t old at all.
Sorry for not replying sooner. Wasn't given a push notification I had a question.
If you still have it, you can try to "drain" the glue gun by using a curling iron or flat iron, but BE CAREFUL! You can apply it to the metal tip when it's unplugged to get the glue heated up and drip out. I have another video called why wont my glue stick melt that explains the different kinds of glue sticks. You'll probably want one with more wax.
MakerHigh
You’re fine dear. I never get push notifications either on YT. Lol. I had literally just written that, & seen that there were other ppl having the same trouble. Then Mom had brought over another gun that same evening. I felt a lil silly for not just reading comments first. 😊 Thank you though! I will try that out. I still have the other one.
Oh my gosh
I NEED to get the stick out. Its stuck and my glue gun won't work. Its full of glue inside.
If there's glue inside the actual gun (not just where it's supposed to go), it's not safe to use. You should get a new one. Make sure you don't lay the new one on it's side or let it fall aver until it's unplugged or completely cooled. That's the most common reason that happens.
I have my pencil stuck in the glue gun, how can I take it out????
Don't. Seriously. You'll probably break the glue gun, and I don't want you to risk getting hurt.
HELP ME I HAVE A SHARPIE STUCK INSIDE OF MY GRANDMAS GLUE GUN
I'm sorry to say that it's not going to happen. The metal inside of the gun is one piece, so you cant take it apart. You could get hurt if you try. Just make sure you unplug it. You're going to have to toss it.
It doesn’t work
I have other videos. Can't help without more information.
Wait so if a part of the glue is stuck you cant take it out? Omg!! Now I need to buy a nother one😭😭
Is the glue stick not melting, and stuck in your gun?
@@MakerHighSchool yes plz help me what to do😢
@@golokbasumutary6989 Make sure the glue gun is unplugged. Being very VERY careful, you can take a curling iron or flat iron and press it against the metal tip of the glue gun where the glue comes out. It should be hot enough to melt any kind of blockage there, and help it to leak out.
If that doesn't help, the blockage is in the plastic part of the gun, it isn't safe to use, and you should get a new one.
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