[Jewelry making - Article 01077] - Re: [Orchid] Matt gun

[Ted Curtis]

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    Hi I have used the matt gun and have seen a demonstration of the gun
    by the inventor, Adolfo Matteo. The matt gun works great for its
    intended purposes but I think its a little expensive for what it does
    which is essentially melt wax cylinders to create wax wire. 

    You can acheive the same thing by using a standard glue gun to melt
    the wax. It is best to try to find a glue gun that has the same type
    of chamber as the matt gun. Fortunatly these tend to be the less
    expensive types of glue guns. The only problem you run into is that
    the diameter of the wax cylinders is different from the standard
    diameter size of glue sticks. I usually just trim the wax cylinder
    down to fit the glue gun. At one time there was a glue gun that came
    with molds for recovering leftover glue. This was great because you
    could pour the melted matt wax into the mold to get the correct size
    for the glue gun. 

    The best use for this method is to use the matt red wax to create
    flexible wax wire for prong work. Just melt the wax in the gun and
    then shoot a line of it onto a sheet of glass window pane (about 11"
    x 12") sort of like you were using a caulking gun. The wax will
    automatically form a rounded wire as soon as it hits the glass. 

Have Fun.
Ted Curtis


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