tools – CustomCat1 https://museumtrade.org/customcat Gear & Guides, So you get it done, Beautifully Thu, 04 Feb 2016 01:42:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.8 https://museumtrade.org/customcat/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/cropped-Final_logo_512x512-32x32.png tools – CustomCat1 https://museumtrade.org/customcat 32 32 84532699 Art Packers Hot Glue Gun Caddy on the Go https://museumtrade.org/customcat/art-packers-hot-glue-gun-caddy-on-the-go/ https://museumtrade.org/customcat/art-packers-hot-glue-gun-caddy-on-the-go/#respond Thu, 04 Feb 2016 01:39:44 +0000 https://museumtrade.org/customcat/?p=7259 We had Ship Art International here the other day to crate our Claire Falkenstein and they whipped out this caddy for a 3M industrial strength low temperature glue gun and its glue sticks.  Quick and dirty design, but effective and makes use of discarded materials most of us have around. Many thanks to Clay and Julie for letting me share this with all of you. By the way, if you haven’t already, you should invest in a glue gun like this. Not only does it have high output, but the low temperature won’t melt your material which could render the glue useless as it melts and recesses into the foam block (or whatever you’re working with). How about all of you, where do you keep you hot glue gun?

Hot Glue Gun Caddy

 

3M Scotch Weld Hot Melt Applicator Model Image

]]> https://museumtrade.org/customcat/art-packers-hot-glue-gun-caddy-on-the-go/feed/ 0 7259 Tools of the Trade https://museumtrade.org/customcat/tools-of-the-trade/ https://museumtrade.org/customcat/tools-of-the-trade/#comments Thu, 09 Apr 2015 11:15:37 +0000 https://museumtrade.org/customcat/?p=4991 Here are our heavy guns, the aircraft carriers of the art installer world.  We bring these suckers with us when we go into battle.  Yeah, it’s a war analogy because as the years go by I remember installers I’ve worked with and it’s a feeling like we’ve been in the shit together and somehow found it through to the opening.  Amigos for life indeed, but I digress until I can devote a full post on the subject later.IMG_8489

The table is pretty simple; MDF, 2″x6″s, 2″x4″s and varnish.  Don’t forget the varnish, it makes it so nice and last such much longer.  Also, don’t forget some cross bracing in the middle for a big 4’x8′ table.  On our mini 3’x4′ table we went without bracing.  Don’t do all this work and put cheap wheels on, they will either not lock well, roll true, or squeek horribly.  This should be expected to last 10-15 years really so invest now.  Yes, do get lockable casters.  Oh, yeah, if you’ve never purchase wheels like this before you’ll want to use the search term ‘caster’ not wheel.IMG_8490

The tool cart has it all, I literally would be hard pressed to name everything on it.  It has built by a museum professional who had made one for her museum (v 1.0) and I asked her to build a second for us (v 2.0).  LD Designs really thought through all the needs of the installer, hopefully the pictures do it justice.IMG_8491

There are so many fun things that we build for ourselves, that’s it for today, stay tuned…

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