Anonymouspock auto-generated captions are almost always better than the ones Matthias replaces them with, when he doesn’t delete them all together. The technology has come a long way in ten years.
Matthias, I'm not sure that you monitor these comments after a while, but I am curious how this felt pad has held up. Could you please provide an update on this?
An actual use for hot glue, and it doesn't even need a gun. Wonderful. Only time I ever use hot glue is potting connectors on old cars when the pins like to fall out.
This video probably won't break any viewership records, it's nice to see you keeping a hand in things. As a point of pride I don't know why anyone would BUY something one can so easily make oneself and it actually WORKS. That's what I get from a lot of your videos.
Use roofing felt. It's tougher than those pre-fab feet, and you don't have to scrape off the adhesive. Walk by any roofing job and there will be scraps of the stuff everywhere - enough for a lifetime furniture.
I really like that idea. I get really annoyed at the felt pads sliding off to the side, but the worst part of the problem is the fact that in so doing the remaining tackiness on the edge of the felt pad is exposed to the world and does it ever attract muck. Even in our dog lacking house the amount of fluff and hair it attracts is incredible. If this approach avoids that problem I will be a happy home body Thanks Matt
Looking for chair pad tips and I laughed at seeing your video in the results: of course you have the best answer to my wood-adjacent question. One chair converted so far and it's superior in many ways. Thank you for your generosity and insight!
I tried fixing this problem by chamferring the edges of the pads, so that they never receive a direct 90 degree side load. I did this to a few regularly used dining chairs, and so far so good.
@@Svetty00 A heat gun has more uses. If you divide the cost by the number of uses, its cheaper. You could also make the jump to say it has more uses, and now thanks to Matthias it includes all the functions and uses of a hot glue gun. So a hot glue gun is now obsolete. lol
This would also be good in place of stick on velcro. Just get the sew on variety from the craft store that has no adhesive. I have used hot glue, CA glue, and quality contact cement with great success. Before I retired, the guys at work called me the "Gluru", Because I used so many different glues depending on the materials. I can say, though, I have never thought to use the heat gun with hot glue. You CAN teach an old dog new tricks!
Great tip with the heat gun / hot glue combo. However, I personally have found that rather than sliding off (which i will agree they sometimes do). I find these little felts wear out quite quickly. By cutting off the self adhesive, this will only serve to even shorten their life. In search of a better solution I have tried something similar. But what i did was stick two felts together adhesive to adhesive, then hot glued a virgin surface to the leg….so far it seems very secure, and by doubling the felt, i am hoping to only have to replace them half as often. Thank you for your content. Both useful and entertaining 🙏
Great idea. I've been doing essentially the same thing on antique chairs for decades, but using animal hide glue. Hot glue is a great alternative for use on modern chairs that I never thought of, and it's not susceptible to moisture like the hide glue. Sweet!
I was thinking of trying something like this. I ended up just using the good kind of nail-on felt feet, with the circular "nail". They are almost impossible to get in, unless you steam the chair legs, in which case they're super easy.
They make plastic caps like on the end of a shower curtain rod. Id they have the right size, they just slip on with some spit. Im using that on a filond table on the fake wood floor. Works 1000%!
I just put a thin nail with a 3mm head in the middle of the felt pad and sink it in with a punch. I'm under the assumption the felt has enough thickness that the nail head in the middle never touches the floor. 5 years and the theory still holds and the felt pads are still in place, nails don't work their way out and provide just the right amount of hold to keep the pad from shifting. Also, much less labor-intensive than the hot glue.
It has only been within the last year that hot glue has become a go-to for me, I always thought of it for crafters but I have discovered it has many uses. I had never thought to apply it with a heat gun. So simple but something I had not thought of.
You can buy plain felt (with no adhesive on it) in any fabric or crafts store, then you can skip the step of cutting the adhesive side off the felt :-)
I'm having this precise problem right now. I was considering 2P-10, but maybe now I'll use hot glue. Also, remember what AvE says - cut towards your chum, not your thumb!
~ Love the cake knife. And there is maple syrup making, the kitchen hammer. Coffee grinder mechanization, apple grinder, and I remember some eggsperiments :-D
My chair legs are not flat on my brand-new dinette set. They are knobbed with a hard-plastic material. The leg socks refuse to stay on. What to do, given that my leg bottoms are knobbed???
Pads wear out on the rough tile floor and kids pushing chairs around. Also found out, hot glue on varnish doesn't stick forever either, so I need to sand the varnish off before gluing on the pads.
A glue gun puts small amounts of hot glue onto cold surfaces (which is fine for most uses!). The heat gun pre-heats the surface, which will allow the glue to seep in deeper before it hardens; and it also allows you to glue the entire surface all at once.
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Thank you for captions. Your care for offering accessibility is growing and I appreciate it.
Especially, the [applause]. :)
There are official captions? (I didn't see any) Or is the auto-generated option really good these days?
@@Anonymouspock It's auto-generated, but they are getting really good. My comment about the applause was a little joke about that.
Anonymouspock auto-generated captions are almost always better than the ones Matthias replaces them with, when he doesn’t delete them all together. The technology has come a long way in ten years.
I love that while you're unable to do woodworking project videos that you're still posting awesome content! Thanks Matthias!
Why is he unable to do woodworking videos?
@@hartk5353 I think he mentioned in a previous video that he had back aches or something..
Tendonitis.
@@hartk5353 Bad tendonitis in his arms. He basically can't lift anything heavy without reinjuring himself. It will just take rest and time.
Tinnitus ...?? 😂
Matthias, I'm not sure that you monitor these comments after a while, but I am curious how this felt pad has held up. Could you please provide an update on this?
I'm glad that you're finding small pro-jects like this to keep the page interesting while you're healing.
An actual use for hot glue, and it doesn't even need a gun. Wonderful. Only time I ever use hot glue is potting connectors on old cars when the pins like to fall out.
That's a great tip. Came here for chair legs, leaving with something I can use on my motorcycles.
Instructions unclear, glued chairs to floor.
I wish my upstairs neighbors did that, if they did that I would've *felt* quite a difference in sleep quality!
that's one way to stop scratches
Instructions very clear... viewer half asleep! :o)
😂
I Love it!! Hilarious! "Instructions unclear..." :-)
This video probably won't break any viewership records, it's nice to see you keeping a hand in things. As a point of pride I don't know why anyone would BUY something one can so easily make oneself and it actually WORKS. That's what I get from a lot of your videos.
I can confirm this works! Done it several times and so nice to not have sticky backs peeling off…
Use roofing felt. It's tougher than those pre-fab feet, and you don't have to scrape off the adhesive. Walk by any roofing job and there will be scraps of the stuff everywhere - enough for a lifetime furniture.
I really like that idea. I get really annoyed at the felt pads sliding off to the side, but the worst part of the problem is the fact that in so doing the remaining tackiness on the edge of the felt pad is exposed to the world and does it ever attract muck. Even in our dog lacking house the amount of fluff and hair it attracts is incredible. If this approach avoids that problem I will be a happy home body Thanks Matt
Looking for chair pad tips and I laughed at seeing your video in the results: of course you have the best answer to my wood-adjacent question. One chair converted so far and it's superior in many ways. Thank you for your generosity and insight!
This man improved upon felt pads.
Brilliant solution! Those felt pads have always been a problem.
Thanks a heap for that tip. I'll have to give that a try.
I tried fixing this problem by chamferring the edges of the pads, so that they never receive a direct 90 degree side load. I did this to a few regularly used dining chairs, and so far so good.
even a slight side load will do it over time.
The best offer on Black Friday: The cheapest gluegun is no gluegun! you save 100% :)
Harbor Freight and it costs around 6 dollars on Black Friday. They work well too.
@@Svetty00 A heat gun has more uses. If you divide the cost by the number of uses, its cheaper. You could also make the jump to say it has more uses, and now thanks to Matthias it includes all the functions and uses of a hot glue gun. So a hot glue gun is now obsolete. lol
HAHA Stephan der war gut ;-) erholsamen BLACK Friday noch *LG Tim
Svetty, obviously.
The dollar tree sells glue guns for $1.25. And yes they work just like a glue gun that costs $15.
Never considered using a heat gun for hot glue. I like it, thanks for sharing.
Cool. Nice to see how they hold up over time.
Very clever Method! Now I know what to do with the chairs in our dining room tomorrow! Thank you very much!
🤚🏿
I am genuinely doing this this morning, and I took a break to check up and see what the new post was - this is perfect - thanks!
"Like resawing felt" time to build another bandsaw!
This is the second video I've discovered in the last few days that didn't show up on my subscribed channels tab.
This would also be good in place of stick on velcro. Just get the sew on variety from the craft store that has no adhesive. I have used hot glue, CA glue, and quality contact cement with great success. Before I retired, the guys at work called me the "Gluru", Because I used so many different glues depending on the materials. I can say, though, I have never thought to use the heat gun with hot glue. You CAN teach an old dog new tricks!
After a couple of times I bought those chair pads that nail to the chair, it was quick and easy and a permanent solution
Great tip with the heat gun / hot glue combo. However, I personally have found that rather than sliding off (which i will agree they sometimes do). I find these little felts wear out quite quickly. By cutting off the self adhesive, this will only serve to even shorten their life. In search of a better solution I have tried something similar. But what i did was stick two felts together adhesive to adhesive, then hot glued a virgin surface to the leg….so far it seems very secure, and by doubling the felt, i am hoping to only have to replace them half as often. Thank you for your content. Both useful and entertaining 🙏
Reading this 7 months after your reply. Sounds like a good idea. How is this method holding up?
Great advice..are you going to give us a house tour and the jobs around the house you want or have to do ?
Nice to see you posting again. Glad also that you liked WayOutWest... . You and he are two of my favourite UTube channels. Best. PEK.
Really love the short random videos! It makes for more videos from you.
Great idea. I've been doing essentially the same thing on antique chairs for decades, but using animal hide glue. Hot glue is a great alternative for use on modern chairs that I never thought of, and it's not susceptible to moisture like the hide glue. Sweet!
Good to see I am not the only one that has done this.
I really enjoy all of your videos. Finally one that someone with my woodworking skills can use!
I can relate 😆
Quick, Simple and cheap what more could you want!
This is a great solution! Hate the backing on those things. Thanks for sharing!
Is "hot glue" different than the glue things I use in a hot glue gun?
Awesome Pro tip! Thanks I’m going to fix all of our things with legs (chair, table, ottoman) with this method!
Excellent Matthias, I'm sick of replacing those damn things!
Excellent... this is a technique I can see being extended to other scenarios.
Even without a shop we get interested video like this👏
Miss your videos man!!
We had all hardwood floors installed recently and this is exactly the problem we are having thank you for the tip!
A heat gun, of course! Thx for the tip. Can also tap in a small nail to keep it in place.
Dot do that! The will wear eventually and the nail will do tons of damage!!!
How long do they last like that?
That's a game changer.
I was thinking of trying something like this. I ended up just using the good kind of nail-on felt feet, with the circular "nail". They are almost impossible to get in, unless you steam the chair legs, in which case they're super easy.
Totally doing that. I put 4 of those on a couch yesterday that had slipped off in the past.
The interesting thing is: warming the leg wood which might allow the glue to penetrate it. Which in turn would provide a better adhesion.
Neat little trick, thanks! I'll have to do this to our chairs as well
what type of glue stick is that?, don't know much about them, but I am sure they come in different strengths.
Simple PVA glue works really well for that, they don't fall of in decades. Not sure about later, because I haven't lived long enough to see.
This Old House meet Matthias Wandel.
Nice tip ! Glad to see you are taking care of yourself ;)
Resawn fillet 'o felt. Nice idea!
More simple home diy! Could be great for this off period while you heal!
Would it work on a metal chair? I dislike using tennis balls at the ends of my barstools
They make plastic caps like on the end of a shower curtain rod. Id they have the right size, they just slip on with some spit. Im using that on a filond table on the fake wood floor. Works 1000%!
Actually something I mighty have to put into practice
Nice! Thanks for the tips
the wood worker's tool of choice... the hot glue gun-
This is just a temporary solution, is there a way to have more long lasting fix?
The felt eventually wears out, so yes, not permanent. Also, hot glue doesn't stick well to varnish, so sand that off first.
I just put a thin nail with a 3mm head in the middle of the felt pad and sink it in with a punch.
I'm under the assumption the felt has enough thickness that the nail head in the middle never touches the floor. 5 years and the theory still holds and the felt pads are still in place, nails don't work their way out and provide just the right amount of hold to keep the pad from shifting.
Also, much less labor-intensive than the hot glue.
One day the Nail will get you .😅
It has only been within the last year that hot glue has become a go-to for me, I always thought of it for crafters but I have discovered it has many uses. I had never thought to apply it with a heat gun. So simple but something I had not thought of.
My first thought was, why the f--K didn't I ever think of that? Thanks for the tip................. :)
You are not alone in thinking that
"Thanks for the tip", that's what she said
Because you aren't Canadian? Hot stick glue gun is standard hockey stick knob 101
You can buy plain felt (with no adhesive on it) in any fabric or crafts store, then you can skip the step of cutting the adhesive side off the felt :-)
But he has to go to the crafts store to buy hot glue refills...
I have the exact same issue.will give this a try.
I'm having this precise problem right now. I was considering 2P-10, but maybe now I'll use hot glue.
Also, remember what AvE says - cut towards your chum, not your thumb!
Does it stands the test of time?
Him using the knife and a cutting board is probably the closest were gonna get to a cooking video
wait, what? did you miss the video where he cooks up some wasp nests? ;)
What about the cake knife video?
~ Love the cake knife. And there is maple syrup making, the kitchen hammer. Coffee grinder mechanization, apple grinder, and I remember some eggsperiments :-D
I never thought to do it this way, thanks!
Do you have issues removing old pads once they wear off?
I have the same problem. I assume you have to sand the legs to get all the old adhesive off
This only shows wooden legs. Can you do this with either plastic or metal kegs?
Hot glue would not stick to those
Newest solution arrivals, buy them on Amazon such as Antallcky chair leg floor protectors.
"Damn" well isn't someone feeling feisty!
I've gotta buy a heat gun in a hurry.
I have felt pads with nails on them, Works much better
I just put the pad on and then drive a small nail in the center and it works perfect without ever sliding.
until the nail puts a huge scratch in your floor!
@@matthiasrandomstuff2221 - I use a very small brad nail that is sunk way into the pad - no scratches ever over years of use.
Nifty little tip !
My chair legs are not flat on my brand-new dinette set. They are knobbed with a hard-plastic material. The leg socks refuse to stay on. What to do, given that my leg bottoms are knobbed???
The hot glue only sticks well to raw wood, won't stick that well to varnish or whatever texture. Sand it till the wood is exposed.
@@matthiasrandomstuff2221 Thank you!!
Meh. Don't bother with the felt, use sandpaper instead.
Helps with the hardwood floor refinishing!! :)
Are you trying to give him an idea for his next video project?
@@thebeststooge No, for his next video prohject.
How to passively sand, and re finish wood floors!
Has it held up as well as you'd hoped?
Pads wear out on the rough tile floor and kids pushing chairs around. Also found out, hot glue on varnish doesn't stick forever either, so I need to sand the varnish off before gluing on the pads.
@@matthiasrandomstuff2221 I really appreciate the response!
I'd rather use carpet instead of felt. Felt dissolves when you mop the floor.
I will have to try that my felts dont last long on uneven ceramic tiles. Thx
Thx for the tip.
thank you!
That's a good solution to the exact problem that I'm having! :-)
Looks like you unpacked the heat gun.
there are nail on feltpads too
So does it work? How long has this mod been on?
Thanks for your advises, the video is awesome helpful as usual. Regards
that is a good one have the exact same problem
Good idea, thanks.
Woah!
Mind...blown!
Thank you thank you thank you!
Why is glue adhesion better by using a heat gun with a glue stick rather than using a regular glue gun?
A glue gun puts small amounts of hot glue onto cold surfaces (which is fine for most uses!). The heat gun pre-heats the surface, which will allow the glue to seep in deeper before it hardens; and it also allows you to glue the entire surface all at once.
Those chairs may have once been on a "scratchable" floor but they are on stone tile now, you don't need pads.
Still nice to reduce noise
i used round felt pads that already had adhesive on them , on all my chairs furniture years ago .. still doing good.
That's a great idea, thanks for sharing it :-)
Double thumbs up for this one M!
It makes me think of welding but with melted plastic instead of melted metal 😁
Actually it is more like soldering, as soldering is essentially hot-melt gluing with metal :-)
@@kalkan4 that definitely makes more sense
Or if you get the hot glue hot enough like brazing :D
Haha, its Stick-Welding :D
Damn glue guns.
Nice tip!
ha im having the same problem! ill try this out!