Somethings can be very frustrating, like when your glue gun sticks to your work surface.
I was cruizin a post that was featured on
Craft: Daily and came across this awesome little project.
I changed my pattern up, but the outcome is the same!
Materials needed:
I cut this all from scraps of wood.
I used a 6x6 tile....if you use a smaller one, you could make your holder smaller!
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3/4 inch plywood or MDF: 11 x 8
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1/4 inch plywood or MDF: 11 x 8
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3/4 inch plywood or MDF: 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 one side cut on an angle.
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| I cut the edge of the plywood on an angle. This will make the holder for the glue gun. I made my angle cut first for safety as I didn't want to run a tiny piece of plywood through the table saw. I cut the other piece from this scrap too. My 1/4 inch piece was cut at the same time to ensure an exact fit. (Every time I made a cut on the 3/4 inch piece, I did the same to the 1/4 inch piece before I changed my guide on the table saw. This ensures and exact fit of the 11 x 8 pieces.) |
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I placed the tile on top of the 1/4 inch MDF, where it would be in the finished position and traced around it.
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| Drilled the four corners so I could fit my jigsaw in there to cut out an inside square. |
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Voila!
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| I placed the 1/4 inch wood on top of the 3/4 inch plywood and marked the center of the cutout onto the 3/4 inch piece. I drilled a hole in the 3/4 inch ply. This is used to pop the tile out for cleaning. You can just stick your finger through the bottom of the plywood and push the tile out. |
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| The glue gun holder is marked on the straight side. This will create the hole that the glue gun will sit in. |
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| I used a large bit for the round part of the hole. This ensures a better curve than my unsteady hands with a jigsaw. I used the jigsaw to cut the straight part of the cuts. |
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| These are the parts that you should have. |
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| Assembly was done with glue. The 1/4 inch wood was place on top of the 3/4 inch plywood so that the finger hole is centered in the square cutout of the 1/4 inch piece. I propped the glue gun holder part (5 1/2 x 5 1/2 piece) using what I had on hand, which turned out to be the glue bottle for one and a spray pump bottle for the other. |
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| I drilled two pilot hole up through the bottom at an angle to firmly secure the holder to the base. |
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| I countersunk the screws so they won't scratch the surface of your work area. |
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| The unpainted finished product! |
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| I painted them both a bright color so they are easily spotted in the clutter of a craft room! |
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| Tile is popped into place after paint dries and your glue gun is ready for action. |
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| This is one of the first ones I made. I put nail tacks on each corner to hold the 1/4 inch plywood to the 3/4 inch plywood. I realized this was not necessary so I didn't bother to do it on the last two I made. |
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Now I am ready for a glue gun party.
People have those, right? |
Cheers!
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