Glue Gun question? Glue Sticks?

[rdowdy95]

Hey everyone I got a glue gun that takes the mini sticks.  My question is this.  I have some glue sticks that are for everything.  I got them from Michaels.  They say put it on high if you are doing anything with wood or metal.  They say put it on low heat if you are doing like fabrics, plastics stuff like that.  Would these be good to use.  Or should I try to find hot glue gun sticks made for wood and only wood.  If I do need some that are wood preferred do you guys know where to get them.  I couldn't find them at Home Depot.

These I have may do the trick they did say wood on them, but it had lots of other stuff as well.  What did you guys use.  I am also using wood screws as well.  I am using the Project Arcade book.

[AtomSmasher]

I used those same generic mini-glue sticks on my first cab and it worked very well.  I looked, but couldn't find any glue sticks specific for wood, and the generic ones held very well, so you'll be fine using those. 

[rdowdy95]

AtomSmasher as always many thanks.  I have a question about your panel.  What are those three red buttons by the 4 way joystick?

[AtomSmasher]

AtomSmasher as always many thanks.  I have a question about your panel.  What are those three red buttons by the 4 way joystick?

They are just player 1 buttons 1, 2 and 3.  I wanted them next to the 4-way joystick as well as the 8-way.

[NightGod]

Sears has a pretty decent collection of glue sticks, though most non-crafty places don't carry those mini sticks. A two-temp glue gun that can use the big sticks is like $15 with a case and a couple dozen free sticks at Sears, might want to consider just buying a big one so you can use different kinds of glue if you need.

[rdowdy95]

Atom that was what I was thinking.  So is their any 4-way games that take advantage of 4 or more buttons?

Night thanks for the info on the glue sticks.  The little generic ones say they are good for everything.  I think there is a website where I can get the wood specific ones.  I just forgot to bookmark it.

[AtomSmasher]

Atom that was what I was thinking.  So is their any 4-way games that take advantage of 4 or more buttons?

Not that I know of.  Actually I'm not sure if there are any that use 3 buttons, but I just copied it from another CP that I liked the look of.

[rdowdy95]

Atom what is your 4-way joystick model and do you like the feel, or did you get for more of a retro look.

[AtomSmasher]

Atom what is your 4-way joystick model and do you like the feel, or did you get for more of a retro look.

Happ MS Pac-Man/Galaga Reunion Joystick, and I love the feel of it.  I've spent more hours playing galaga growing up then any other game, so I wanted to make sure I had a good stick for it.  I figured if its good enough for the new MS Pac-Man/Galaga cabinets, then its good enough for me.

[DrewKaree]

They make wood glue glue sticks, but the extra expense of them isn't worth it, IMO.  Also, if you're using a glue gun, it should be for sticking small stuff together.  The glue cools off way too quickly for serious glue-ups, and you can get an applicator top or applicator bottle to hold wood glue and simply roll it out or brush it on.

[rdowdy95]

Drew,

I am following the project arcade book, and I am using it to kind of hold stuff temporarily then I use wood screws to hold it together.

[AtomSmasher]

Drew,

I am following the project arcade book, and I am using it to kind of hold stuff temporarily then I use wood screws to hold it together.

As I mentioned, I used the glue sticks on my cab and they worked fine.  For my current cab I decided to go with wood glue instead, its just easier to work with since it doesn't dry as fast and doesn't need to be plugged in to be applied.

[NightGod]

Use clamps for temporary holding and use wood glue and screws for the actual assembly. Glue guns are better for things like holding T-molding in place if you cut the wrong slot size. They're handy for a quick, temporary fix or arts & crafts type stuff, but I wouldn't use them anywhere that will have any more than a few pounds of stress on the joint.