Glue Looper

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I’ve just discovered a really useful tool and thought others might like to try it out. It’s called the Glue Looper. It comes in several versions but the best are version 4 for really thin glues like superglues, and version 3 for thicker glues (they demo using E6000). Do a search on YouTube if you want to see it in action. Basically it allows you to put down a very thin, tiny bit of glue by capillary action. No waste, no over-gluing. I tried it out and I’m sold. You can get it on the Glue Looper website or on Amazon at these links (not affiliate, I’m just a happy customer):

Glue Looper version 4: https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B074JDF388/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_hT6PCbSGXBQVD

Glue Looper version 3: https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B01H7Q9JA6/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_JW6PCb428T8G5

$14.99 for each version but they look like they last forever.

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Very clever! Pretty sure I could manage to make something functional on my jeweler’s bench. Old Xacto blade, guitar strings scrap… :thinking:
Thanks for the share!

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dammit stop making me spend money!

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I have no doubt you could…but could you make that many of them in less than $15 worth of time?

That’s very cool - though odd that they seem to be undercutting themselves on Amazon

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I got mine from Micromark use them all the time for the GF and my trains…

https://www.micromark.com/search?keywords=glue%20looper

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Dang!

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Their cleaning instructions are vaguely alarming.

“Get medieval with a blowtorch” is kind of a last resort in most cases, but not here.

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This may apply here :smile:
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My best lesson there came from the top on a motorized standing desk. I thought the company wanted too much for a top, so being me, I elected to buy an Ikea butcher block top for less. After sanding and waiting for each finish coat of satin clear to dry and re-sanding - I think I managed to save about 12 bucks. :expressionless:

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This meme always cracks me up. There’s a lot of truth in there…

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Any chance you were at the Toledo RC show today? I saw a demo of this and bought some glue from them. It’s pretty amazing! Found it really interesting to see a post on it today…

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this forum has cost me more than the :glowforge: itself by now

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Haha, no, that’s pretty far away.

I’m just getting even for all the pickers, foil tape, LED light bases, etc.

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This is so awesome! Thank you so much for posting!

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