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Author Topic: Hobby/Craft hot melt glue.  (Read 267 times)

Offline Bob B.

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Hobby/Craft hot melt glue.
« on: August 27, 2012, 09:24:00 AM »
Anyone use this instead of Ferr-L-Tite
Hot Melt Adhesive?  I am wondering if how the this cheaper stuff preforms.

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Re: Hobby/Craft hot melt glue.
« Reply #1 on: August 27, 2012, 09:44:00 AM »
All I've ever used for woodies and points/BH. Never had a failure. Make sure everything is clean/oil free and you're good. I also use it on inserts for glue-on BHs.

I have had Gorilla super glue failure (carbon inserts) but never craft hot melt.
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Offline Mohillbilly

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Re: Hobby/Craft hot melt glue.
« Reply #2 on: August 27, 2012, 10:46:00 AM »
Absolutely, all I use on aluminums, carbons, and wood.  I buy the large sticks.  Cheap and work well.  I make sure to not skimp on the glue when installing points.

Offline Duker

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Re: Hobby/Craft hot melt glue.
« Reply #3 on: August 27, 2012, 11:35:00 AM »
Thats all I've ever used on my wood arrows for both field points and broadheads:::Never had a problem  :archer2:

Offline Mongo

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Re: Hobby/Craft hot melt glue.
« Reply #4 on: August 27, 2012, 02:43:00 PM »
I love fer-l-tite but sources dried up locally years ago.  Being frugal, I started using the cheapest hot melt that I could find.  I have lost a couple of field points in the bales, but it could be because I didn't clean the inside properly before gluing them on.
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Offline Chester Thompson

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Re: Hobby/Craft hot melt glue.
« Reply #5 on: August 27, 2012, 02:57:00 PM »
Pulled the tips off a 6 arrows in 6 shots using it. Don't know if they were not clean enough or what, but won't use it again.
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Offline JRY309

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Re: Hobby/Craft hot melt glue.
« Reply #6 on: August 27, 2012, 04:36:00 PM »
I use a white colored hot melt that 3Rivers sells,I don't really care for Ferr-l-lite.It is too brittle,haven't used it in years.The white colored hot melt is stronger and holds better.

Offline riverrat 2

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Re: Hobby/Craft hot melt glue.
« Reply #7 on: August 27, 2012, 04:50:00 PM »
yep.
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Re: Hobby/Craft hot melt glue.
« Reply #8 on: August 27, 2012, 04:54:00 PM »
I built some woodies for a friend about 6 months ago. I got the shafts from Hildebrand and while talking with Neil he reccomended I try a stick of his hot melt. This stuff is great and is the best I've ever used. It works on my aluminums as well as woodies.

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Re: Hobby/Craft hot melt glue.
« Reply #9 on: August 27, 2012, 05:35:00 PM »
All I have used for lots of years
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Offline heydeerman

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Re: Hobby/Craft hot melt glue.
« Reply #10 on: August 27, 2012, 07:05:00 PM »
I got some wood glue sticks. Gonna give them a shot. Good luck here with the cheap stuff.

Offline kbetts

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Re: Hobby/Craft hot melt glue.
« Reply #11 on: August 27, 2012, 07:43:00 PM »
I use it all the time.  Don't skimp on the glue, make sure its clean after the surface is prepped.  I'm convinced prep is more of a key than what you decide to use.
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Offline Dave Lay

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Re: Hobby/Craft hot melt glue.
« Reply #12 on: August 27, 2012, 08:54:00 PM »
same here i have used it for years.. have recently used sticks made by 3m used somehow in laying hardwood floors  really good stuff !!!
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Re: Hobby/Craft hot melt glue.
« Reply #13 on: August 27, 2012, 09:56:00 PM »
works great on carbons
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Re: Hobby/Craft hot melt glue.
« Reply #14 on: August 27, 2012, 10:00:00 PM »
There goes my retirement plan.
I figured on buying a stack of it and repackaging at a hunnerd percent markup. Oh well, best laid plans and all that.

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Re: Hobby/Craft hot melt glue.
« Reply #15 on: August 27, 2012, 10:16:00 PM »
I used hot melt for a few years and then switched to the jewelry glue sticks it works great never had an issue with for the past 6 years and hot melt use to cost me 3.00 a stick and I get 24 sticks of jewelry glue for 3.50
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