From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Mathieu_Ren=E9?= <creaturiste-AT-primus.ca>
To: <puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org>
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2008 14:20:06 -0400
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Hot Glue Gun Warning


Hi Deborah,

I tried the cheap hot glue guns, and none were satisfactory in handling, nor 
lasted me more than a few months. I once special ordered a hot glue gun 
(Stanley) that was sold for 40$, hoping to finally get some durable quality, 
but it broke within minutes, as the threaded tip and nozzles were all made 
of cheap soft aluminum. A fine example of a good design gone wrong, because 
someone along the line decided to reduce the overall production cost (and 
increase their profit margin), without considering basic necessities. I 
stripped the main thread when I changed my first nozzle (gently, at that), 
and it became unsuable. I couldn't return it, because it looked as though I 
had damaged it. So now I have a hot glue gun that vomits hot glue at an 
alarming rate. Maybe it can be good for something, if I ever want to make 
puddles of hot glue...


My ecological tendencies make me avoid disposable tools.
I even stopped shaving with disposable blades (never liked them anyways), I 
now use my hair clipper for that.

The only disposable blades I still use are the types like Olfa, X-acto and 
Excel, because they are so darn perfect for so many jobs. Still, soon I'll 
have the equipement to sharpen them (I'm missing a felt wheel on my benchtop 
grinder). My father does this all the time at his job, (a little polishing 
red, a quick buff on the wheel)and he rarely buys new blades. In the 
meantime, I collect my blades in a plastic jar. When full, I can bring it to 
a recycling center. Good metal, I think, and the garbage disposal service 
people don't gets cut.




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