heppnerguy Posted October 24, 2015 Report Share Posted October 24, 2015 I was in my shop gluing up a piece of intarsia that I am making for my wife for Christmas and i got a little frustrated because I would glue a piece and set the glue bottle down. then when I was ready to glue the next one, I had to wait and wait for the glue to get to the tip of the nozzle again, before I could glue my next piece, well this happened several times and I began to think about how i did not like all that unnecessary waiting time so I began to try to figure out how to eliminate this problem. I thought, "If i could keep the bottle inverted the glue would not run to the bottom of the bottle, hence, I would not have to wait each time I was ready to glue another piece. I sure could not stand it on the tip as the bottle would just fall over." And then the light bulb turned on in my head and this is what I came up with for my solution. Perhaps most do not have this problem, but I figure, if I do, so do others so I decided to post if. Oh and by the way, it works perfectly. in the first photo you can see that I have a small coffee can and a piece of wood laying next to it. The wood piece is inverted to show the underside. I traced the outside of the can and cut a hole in the middle where I wanted to insert my inverted glue bottle. As you can see on the wood, I cut three areas that extended past the main circle and glued three small pieces of scrap wood just out side the can's diameter. this is to help center the wood on the can and also to keep it in place as I used it in the second photo, you can see how I use this device to keep the glue bottle inverted. Note that the little extra tabs I glued on it are now facing downward and they are surrounding the coffee can. Of course any can or bottle will work. There you go gang. This is about the extent of how my pee sized brain works. I may not be able to come up with another idea until next year Dick heppnerguy oneleggimp, Young_Scroller, Realitoes and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kywoodmaster Posted October 24, 2015 Report Share Posted October 24, 2015 Hey Dick: That’s a great idea. I started using 10 cc syringes to fill one up at the start of a project and use till empty the refill. Works really well in tight places, you can lay them down with almost no dripping and when your finished put the remaining glue back in the bottle. I even use some with a large gauge needle to glue loose laminate back down. All you have to do is penetrate the veneer inject glue and clamp. You can pick them up on line for cheap and just toss them when finished. Scrolling Steve 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC Scroller Posted October 24, 2015 Report Share Posted October 24, 2015 I picked up that trick from Dirk Boelman a few years back. While his design was slightly different the results are the same. BTW Dirk recommend leaving open bottles always inverted to help keep the air out. heppnerguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerry1939 Posted October 25, 2015 Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 Way to go Guy!! Start marketing them. You could easily be the next Mark Zukenberg. You deserve to be! jerry heppnerguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted October 25, 2015 Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 I was in my shop gluing up a piece of intarsia that I am making for my wife for Christmas and i got a little frustrated because I would glue a piece and set the glue bottle down. then when I was ready to glue the next one, I had to wait and wait for the glue to get to the tip of the nozzle again, before I could glue my next piece, well this happened several times and I began to think about how i did not like all that unnecessary waiting time so I began to try to figure out how to eliminate this problem. I thought, "If i could keep the bottle inverted the glue would not run to the bottom of the bottle, hence, I would not have to wait each time I was ready to glue another piece. I sure could not stand it on the tip as the bottle would just fall over." And then the light bulb turned on in my head and this is what I came up with for my solution. Perhaps most do not have this problem, but I figure, if I do, so do others so I decided to post if. Oh and by the way, it works perfectly. in the first photo you can see that I have a small coffee can and a piece of wood laying next to it. The wood piece is inverted to show the underside. I traced the outside of the can and cut a hole in the middle where I wanted to insert my inverted glue bottle. As you can see on the wood, I cut three areas that extended past the main circle and glued three small pieces of scrap wood just out side the can's diameter. this is to help center the wood on the can and also to keep it in place as I used it in the second photo, you can see how I use this device to keep the glue bottle inverted. Note that the little extra tabs I glued on it are now facing downward and they are surrounding the coffee can. Of course any can or bottle will work. There you go gang. This is about the extent of how my pee sized brain works. I may not be able to come up with another idea until next year Dick heppnerguy One of our female members discovered this awhile ago and posted it here.That's one of the benefits of not missing a day in the village!I have the same problem ,but do i listen no so i just keep the bottle near full. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrylee Posted October 25, 2015 Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 For myself I fill up a toy baby bottle and I have big jug of wood glue to fill it up with.I just lay the toy bottle on is side and pick it up a way I go Jim Finn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Posted October 25, 2015 Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 Now that is a great idea, thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky2 Posted October 25, 2015 Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 Dick, I keep the glue bottle just a little under half full, that way I can leave the bottle laying on it's side. danny and Jim Finn 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustLarry Posted October 25, 2015 Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 Neat idea. "May not have another idea until next year" - Hey, next year is not that far away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted October 25, 2015 Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 Hey Dick, That drives me potty too! I keep meaning to do something about it but have not done so yet. I usually just prop it up upside down against something but invariably it has fallen over by the time I next need it and I curse it once again. Maybe I will do something about it now but knowing me I will probably forget once again. Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted October 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 Hey Dick, That drives me potty too! I keep meaning to do something about it but have not done so yet. I usually just prop it up upside down against something but invariably it has fallen over by the time I next need it and I curse it once again. Maybe I will do something about it now but knowing me I will probably forget once again. Rob One of the things that I liked about this idea is it only took about 4 or 5 minutes to make it Dick heppnerguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted October 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 One of our female members discovered this awhile ago and posted it here.That's one of the benefits of not missing a day in the village!I have the same problem ,but do i listen no so i just keep the bottle near full. Well, Kevin. It isn't necessary to do this if the bottle is half full or is it have empty ?? Oh well, either way. For me I have had to throw glue out because it gets too dry sitting and so as a result, I just have been buying the small bottles of glue but the great idea of Dirks to just trun the bottle upside down, would take care of paying for the smaller bottles like I do. I could use the same idea for the larger containers of glue also Dick heppnerguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted October 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 Neat idea. "May not have another idea until next year" - Hey, next year is not that far away. Wow that is really scary, I don't know if my brain can function that quickly. But you are right about next year getting close, already. They say exercising the brain keeps it health but i think mine goes and hides under the bed or something Dick heppnerguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWSUDEKUM Posted October 25, 2015 Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 Nice Idea Dick. I use to do that until I did not get my nozzle closed all the way and I had a puddle of glue. I do like that is is parked over a bucket though. Thanks for sharing this idea with us. DW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ike Posted October 25, 2015 Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 good idea's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clem Posted October 25, 2015 Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 Thanks Dick. Great idea. Clem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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