Anyone use a hot glue gun?

Yes, mine are fine too, it can be a couple of years between uses. I have had mine for twenty years now!

I don't use my cool one that often - I can go several weeks between uses, and have had no problems with the glue sticks lasting. They simply cool down from the last use, and then warm up (and melt) the next time.

Hope it's OK to chip in with a question. The glue guns you're talking about, are they the kind that take sticks of glue? If so and you don't use it very often, do the sticks last well between uses, or do you end up using a new stick?

Thanks janer. I may just get a hot one as well then. I made a little paper and card mini album for my DD which used tiny magnets and that stick on magnetic tape stuff as a closure. The stick on tape was fine, but attaching the magnets with the cool glue gun was useless as they just came off when opening the album - the magnetic pull was stronger than the glue! In the end I used superglue (which I'm scared of!!) and that did the trick.

I agree they take some practice - I used to get in a terrible mess at first too!

Oh definitely, I made a horrible mess the first time.

I wouldn't like to sew through the glue from a hot glue gun as it wouldn't do a sewing machine any good but perhaps that's not what you meant. I would use Stick and Spray Adhesive For Fabric for a temporary bond and Stick and Stay for a permanent bond but do make sure they are the "for fabric" ones.

I do use a hot glue gun. They take a bit of getting used to and as they can be thready it is worth covering all surfaces and yourself.

I have one, I love it. I do use surgical gloves when I use it though. I haven't had any problems. I do tend to put a dab on both surfaces and smear it around as much as possible first. I also make sure it's really well melted. I have managed to stick things like pebbles together.

i think their great,,best glue around by far,,,

Thanks suzied. I must admit I prefer sewing really, but the glue gun is handy for holding small fiddly things in place while I sew! I'm making little stretchy headbands for baby girls and most of the ideas for embellishments online seem to rely solely on hot glue guns. I was hoping that someone would pop up and say the hot ones (as opposed to my cool one) are much stronger adhesive, which doesn't peel off easily.

I have a hot glue gun, it's a small one I bought in Lidl. I always use it on a cutting board with a magazine or newspaper on, plus a saucer or something to rest the glue gun on. I've never burnt myself. Mind you I use it infrequently prefer sewing.

Oh dear, not very encouraging then. There are so many tutorials online for various crafts and they all seem to use these hot glue guns. They can't all be having their crafted items unsticking, surely? Oh well, back to the pots and tubes. Or maybe needle and thread....

Oh dear, not very encouraging then. There are so many tutorials online for various crafts and they all seem to use these hot glue guns. They can't all be having their crafted items unsticking, surely? Oh well, back to the pots and tubes. Or maybe needle and thread....

Indinana That's what it does. OH has one and to be honest it tends to just leave a dreadful mess.