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Title: Creative way to melt hot glue
Post by: OOZ662 on February 16, 2008, 12:17:26 PM

I've begun exploring the cavern that is the X52 joystick quadrant. In their effort to secure their warranties, Saitek has hot glued all of the tiny wires to the top of the base to keep you from being able to move the components.

So then, any ideas on how to melt hot glue without melting wire insulation or plastic?

Title: Creative way to melt hot glue
Post by: DREDIOCK on February 16, 2008, 12:25:03 PM

soldering iron with a very fine tip.
Then very carefully.

course if you do manage to burn through a wire you can always solder a new piece to it

Title: Creative way to melt hot glue
Post by: RedGiant on February 16, 2008, 12:56:58 PM

Not sure if Radioshack still carries their microtorch. But that's how I've done it in the past.  I would turn the flame down as low as possible (but still viable to work with) and hold the tip about 2-3 inches from where ever the glue needed to be melted.  Then I would use a solder sucker to remove the hot glue while keep the tip of the soldersucker clean using a pin or small nail while the glue was still warm.  Sounds a bit much, but trust me.  You'll have done yourself a very nice job with virtually no mess or glue dripped in places where you don't want it.  Before though.  The Radioshack brand microtorch I have uses butane and oxygen, so it gets extremely hot.  However, I just looked and they have a pen style torch that uses just butane and that would be perfect.  MicroTorch (http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2062753&cp=&sr=1&origkw=torch&kw=torch&parentPage=search)

Title: Creative way to melt hot glue
Post by: OOZ662 on February 16, 2008, 01:12:33 PM

Oooooohh, I need me one of them... ;) Thanks, that looks like it could be handy very often.

Title: Creative way to melt hot glue
Post by: kamori on February 20, 2008, 11:40:21 PM

Just use a hot glue gun...its the right temp and will melt the glue just dont add more...:(

Title: Creative way to melt hot glue
Post by: RedGiant on February 22, 2008, 12:49:41 AM

Quote

Originally posted by kamori
Just use a hot glue gun...its the right temp and will melt the glue just dont add more...:(

Umm, no..
That will make even more of mess, especially if it's already been used and has glue on the tip.  Not to mention that the tip is just to large and you have no way of removing the glue.  Nope, don't think it'll work.:D

Title: Creative way to melt hot glue
Post by: OOZ662 on February 22, 2008, 03:19:07 AM

That and I'd worry about melting the wire insulation with that big of a hot tool.