Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Oldie but goodie shop tip: cheapo glue bottle



I put this up a few years back, and after a few years (!) of using my last one, I started refilling a small titebond bottle. But it's been a few months, the pull-open tip is very much the worse for wear after many clean-outs, and so it's come back to this. 

Glue bottles at the fancy store will run $2-3 at the minimum. You could go the restaurant supply route and pay the same for a refillable ketchup bottle. And in either case, they'll still clog up, need to be cleaned out with a drywall screw, and not last too long.

This one will only cost you a nickel, it comes with a drink of your choice, and for some chemical reason that's beyond my pay grade, the glue doesn't stick too well to the top. When it dries, it pops off pretty easily. 

No, it doesn't have a roller, and it won't get into crevices, but that's what glue brushes and scraps are for.

(S)Crap! Another use for scraps! I'll put that in the next roundup...


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