Which Glue Gun give your hot glue the best shot?
There is a myriad of different types glue gun and hot glue sticks for crafting purpose. Each poses different degree of effectiveness in use.
For ribbon craft, high heat does better bonding but my advice is to start practicing with low heat. Ribbons material is thin and it does transfer heat. You would not want to get your fingers burnt meddling with bows!
Small nozzle reduces hot glue flow and allows you to have better control of any potential disaster that could happen!
I've included the best glue gun for making ribbon bows here, highlighting their important features and how they can benefit you.
Please feel free to click on the pictures below to read about the product specification and reviews.
Cordless Gun
When you are into bow making, it is a luxury to have one thing less that could mess up your work table. This is the wonderful experience I have from cordless gun. It allows me to put my gun anywhere, hold it in any convenient position, without pulling a cable behind it.
Battery Operated Cordless Gun
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ColdHeat Freestyle Cordless Gun comes with small nozzle, dual temperature, power save feature, plus built-in workspace light. A perfect fit for making ribbon bows. It is powered up by a rechargeable battery that able to operate for about an hour. For many craft fanatics, this one hour is definitely pretty short and you would not want to stop your enjoyment just because the battery is flat! Consider an extra battery pack in your purchase; you would not regret your experience using it. |
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Battery Operated Cordless Gun, powered up by four AA batteries. No kidding! It does work well for making bows and other light duty gluing tasks. Just stock up your AA batteries and it will never go out of power. |
Gas Cordless Gun
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Sounded like gas grill? Yes! you can simply fill with standard butane gas and use. Self ignition with 2 hours run time. Good for experienced crafter who can handle the faster flow of glue. |
The 10-minute Cordless Gun
These models come with a cord, able to go cordless for about 10 minutes. A gun holder is included in these models to hold the power cord and power the gun whenever it is idle.
Kids No Heat Cord Free Gun
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This may not be an absolute good glue gun but it is definitely much safer for kids to handle high performance glue. Well, the flow is some what controlled but it does tend to carry on oozing out after you stop pressing it. The whole tube Omni Stick refill is placed inside the glue gun and it gets the glue out of the whole tube and not just the top section as some tube stuff. |
Dual Temperature Hot Glue Gun
There is a switch on the gun where you can switch to high-low mode. As it is, high heat holds better and low heat and this give you more flexibility to glue variety of embellishments onto the ribbon bows and clips.
Dremel 1200-02 Glue Gun KitGreat glue gun for starter. First, It comes with 3 interchangeable nozzles which allows you to switch to a small nozzle your gluing bows. It also comes with an anti-drip tip that reduces glue drip. You'll have a cleaner work area and wastes less glue. Plus, your fingers are safe as it has a silicon insulated tip. |
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ColdHeat Freestyle Cordless Gun also comes with a dual temperature function. The following are from the renowned brand name Stanley and Arrow. |
Hot Glue Sticks
You need lots of glue sticks. Usually, there are a few of them included in every new package of glue gun but you definitely need more. My bows can eat up 2 sticks in an hour session!
They are not expensive. Pictures below will give you an idea how much to spend. Besides all purpose glue sticks, there are also specialty glue sticks which you may consider using for for ribbon crafs...
All Purpose Clear Glue Sticks
Mini Glue Sticks
Standard Glue Sticks
Fabric Glue Sticks
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This glue is specially designed for use on fabric. It is washable, which means you can safely hand wash the ribbon bows when you need to. |
Jewelry Sticks
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This glue is specially for bonding rhinestones faux gemstones beads pearls and sequins on fabric. It is washable, which means you can safely hand wash the ribbon bows when you need to. |
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