discussion Cheap DIY glue bottle holder

[Guest]

So I got fed up of sending my glue bottles flying every time I picked one up so came up with this.

None of your fancy pants 3D printed stuff, just one of the small boxes John ships stuff out in, trimmed to height, with the offcuts PVA'd in as dividers. Fits my 3 Tamiya glues, some thinners in an old glue bottle, and my CA's, to keep them upright so the nozzles don't clog.

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Cheap n cheerful, but does the job.

 

[Guest]

Good solution: we’re supposed to be handy putting stuff together, so why not put those skills to actual use?

 

[Guest]

Nice one Andy, I use a coffee jar lid for my TET, nothing worse then a bottle of glue all over the cutting mat.

 

[Bugatti Fan]

I use a lot of Plastruct Cement and put the bottle in a small wide honey jar for stability.
One of the other things I have done. You know those little plastic paint containers usually included with starter and other kits? Firstly I clip off the tab that attaches the lid to the container as I found that the lids keep springing back annoyingly when the tab is left on. The other thing is I got a small piece of timber batten and drilled a blind hole in it just big enough to slip the container in and keep it stable. Simples!

 

[Steve Jones]

Nice idea Andy. Looking forward to seeing your gold leaf and diamante version later. :thumb2:

 

[adt70hk]

Great work Andy. don't think I've ever formally thanked you for the idea you showed previously off using the same boxing to create stands for items going in the spray booth.

ATB.

Andrew

 

[rtfoe]

Good idea Andy, I use an old Kodak film canister nailed to the shelf lip to keep my tubes of CA upright.

Cheers,
Richard

 

[Tim Marlow]

I just blue tack the bottle to the desk. I think Blue Tack is my most used modelling tool

 

[adt70hk]

I just blue tack the bottle to the desk. I think Blue Tack is my most used modelling tool

Yep!

 

[Guest]

I just blue tack the bottle to the desk. I think Blue Tack is my most used modelling tool

Knowing my luck I'd forget it was stuck down and send it flying when I tried to move it!

It shouldn't be such a problem once I have some drawers or shelves to store stuff in out of the way, but since everything is scattered over my desk whether it's in use or not, it can be a bit like a domino rally at times.