Turning a Glue Gun Into a 3D Printer

Today we are putting 3D printing filament into a hot glue gun to see if we can make a 3D print pen! Will this actually work??
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[@TheKingofRandom]

How else should we experiment with 3D printing??

[@alessandroyule584]

Yes

[@tatertotgaming863]

Try to cook brownies on a pan on a stove

[@izbradly6204]

Make a house then destroy it

[@connorpowell9298]

Make a car

[@victoriasemon706]

You should make your logo! 👑

[@weniard]

We did it boys - we have reinvented 3d pens!

[@randomanimatorandgamer9392]

@mokamations lol

[@randomanimatorandgamer9392]

@mokamations cool. That's actully rlly cool

[@randomanimatorandgamer9392]

@mokamations lol, yeah same

[@randomanimatorandgamer9392]

@mokamations that's cool, I like your pfp

[@Dtr146]

But glue guns are way cheaper.

[@El_Gallo_De_Oro]

Nobody: Nate: makes a joke that doesn’t stick Nate: 😃 Calli: 😐

[@TheKingofRandom]

He tries hard

[@alejandoalvarado7553]

Also nate:hey hey its A PLA-STICK

[@samrashah3182]

YOU SAID STICK!!!!!

[@williammccracken881]

It was funny joke in my opinion

[@jgw246]

@@williammccracken881 Agreed

[@UtopssAKAPJ]

Nate: "It's a PLA Stick, so you can just call it Plastick" Cali's Face: 😐 unimpressed Me reacting to Cali's reaction: 😆🤣

[@simplemax.1076]

I love that part😂

[@Camperguy1024]

@@simplemax.1076 WTF 👁👃👅👄👄👄👄👄👄👄👄👄

[@layonamorris268]

Me:ded

[@iamniel8441]

Everyone: Uses glue to make cosplay Nate's MASSIVE brain: Uses the glue as cosplay

[@Nighthawkinlight]

I tried feeding polyethylene water tubing into my hot glue gun at one point to see if that would work. It wasn't quite hot enough to melt it.

[@Omlet221]

Oh hi, dude! I really liked your wood gas videos.

[@Unmannedair]

Oh dang, that was the next thing I was going to try.

[@reversetetragram]

@@403_Tuna simply?

[@faithssb]

“Maybe someone out there is like, ‘I am the Michelangelo of glue sticks.’” Yup, Jazza made a pretty cool glue stick sculpture!

[@Kraaven2026]

Jazzy is awesome

[@steveharvey7039]

I personally love Calli and Nate more then any other duo (I also feel like Nate gets along better with Calli then anyone else)

[@coolnegative]

Well, it makes sense being that they have worked together far longer than the newer editions to the "on screen talent." But I think that it is great that Nate and Calie can actually take some time off.

[@xaviercervantes1267]

Idk i still haven’t liked any of the other members they brought on the other girl is annoying and nobody can replace nate

[@brandondpersonal2988]

Wait. I thought they were married.

[@steveharvey7039]

@@brandondpersonal2988 I don’t think so lol

[@steveharvey7039]

@@xaviercervantes1267 Yeah I feel like Nate just doesn’t get along with the overly hyper girl

[@HackMonkey]

If you don't happen to have a $25 3D pen, use a $2500 Taz 6, to make sticks for your $20 hot glue gun.

[@averagejoe9040]

Thos would actually be terrific for fusing 3d printed parts together

[@davinwilliams3130]

@@averagejoe9040 I recommend grabbing the 3D pen. I just got the mynt3d and it is serving me well. Plus you can use normal filament.

[@EdSpooky]

exactly

[@eneskarahan6061]

Hello

[@rovindusandul8231]

this sounds like a 3d printer i can afford. (by editing this i learned that you will loose the heart you got 😅)

[@raiderz257]

Get a creality ender 3

[@TheKingofRandom]

Gotchu with a second heart, no more editing

[@EduMrTeiks]

Well, you need a 3d printer to print the material for the glue gun jajaja

[@pip5461]

@@EduMrTeiks lol

[@rovindusandul8231]

@@EduMrTeiks still can afford the gun 😅 PLAsticks are the problem.

[@davegarratt78]

I will attempt this one day

[@davegarratt78]

But not today

[@TheKingofRandom]

Best of luck friend!

[@ZE308AC]

Why not right know during this Rona Virus?

[@davegarratt78]

I reply to my replys 👁👄👁

[@shutup645]

That’s what we all say

[@Creepaminer]

Come on give Nate some credit, that plastick pun was funny, plus you can tell how proud he was after coming up with it!

[@Galaxy12Gaming]

Nate: hey hey hey its plastick Nate's face 😀 Cali: 😑 Me hahahaha u made me laugh

[@SALMA-zk4vo]

Yeah being first is cool and all but being last is the real challenge

[@OfficialMakiPlays]

you are last forever until you reload the page

[@innusafar9438]

I’m the last comment on this comment! Make me wrong,replies.

[@OfficialMakiPlays]

@@innusafar9438 no

[@EILocoPotato]

I have been watching 3d printing videos for a few days the I get this notification

[@StarScapesOG]

This.... is actually pretty clever. Also, this could work for helping to attach large 3d print segments together.

[@robertmurgea556]

you actually reinvented glueing petg together by this

[@heavyweather]

You can use a heat gun with HDPE sticks to repair stuff like kayaks.

[@microsoft.co.u]

just use an off the shelf 3d pen

[@rizufx]

Very nice video you deserve 100 million subscribers . I liked and subscribed. I hope you reach 15 million subscribers by the end of the year

[@TheKingofRandom]

Thanks!

[@papycoima]

I've always thought about doing something like this, but i never had the chance..

[@Unmannedair]

I called BS. Everybody has glue guns and they're all over the place. What you meant to say is you never took the time... If you're going to offer excuses at least be accurate.

[@papycoima]

@@Unmannedair i didn't have the chance because i didn't have the filament. And please avoid being so toxic on the internet :)

[@RebelHart9]

Jazza has actually made art with hot glue. So I guess he’s the Michelangelo of hot glue.

[@lisaedwards1359]

was looking for this comment or else i was going to make it

[@cvibbard9901]

I would love to see a TKOR blooper episode every now and then

[@thomasreilley4205]

Asking TKOR to make a giant jelly bean until they do. Day 59

[@drgnflms7]

Easter is coming up, patience young padawan

[@syntaxusdogmata3333]

Wow, still at it! You got any plans for after they make a giant jelly bean?

[@TuckerDale89]

Probably too many flavors to choose from

[@kyonalabs9500]

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[@juancarlosvegapacheco131]

Power to you.

[@_kanwar_]

Hi,love you 🤩 and your videos *tkor*

[@bucketman5138]

Tkor: "doing this with glue sticks? No way" Draw with jazza: *YOU UNDERESTIMATE MY POWER*

[@rohitpr4383]

Hey nate and calli try making a pure chocolate sculpture of something like a superhero or something. Pure chocolate 🍫

[@HaLo2FrEeEk]

This is great. I just learned the other day that I can use my soldering iron at 260°C to "weld" together my 3d prints, this is gonna come in so handy though! Like mig welding.

[@TheBigDumBlock]

TKORA (The king of random awesomeness)

[@Unmannedair]

Looks like you effectively have a plastic welder. I would say that'd be probably pretty effective at welding together different 3D prints. Typically stuff I print is bigger than the print volume and so I usually plastic weld my prints together using a 3D pen but that looks faster...

[@maverickgaming7482]

Honestly I use a 3dprint pen to attach 3dprinted armor parts together with like "welds" without using glues or to do it quickly before using resin on it

[@Random-ts2sw]

4:34 AHHAHAHAHAHAHHHAHA

[@parzivalguy68]

Awesome video loved it a lot and you guys should try to make 3D printer filament as strong as possible

[@arieleallen4451]

this is so cool I wish that I could do these kinds of things, I also miss the nostalgic king of random videos :(

[@rehanlaghari3617]

Your photo is cool

[@arieleallen4451]

@@rehanlaghari3617 thank you :) took it myself

[@rehanlaghari3617]

Are you from US

[@rehanlaghari3617]

I mean in which country can I get that kind of sky :-D

[@coondogtheman]

I've got an idea for you guys, since this is about 3d printer filament. Can you use 3d printing filament as weedwacker line and weedwacker line to 3d print with.

[@xPRIMExNITROx]

How to use a glue gun as a 3D printer: Step 1: use a 3D printer to make plastic glue sticks

[@zaneaguilar5274]

Lol, yeah. I thought that was goofy.

[@brentdoolin4791]

The look on Calli's face @:30 ... Priceless

[@spearmintpony7105]

I remember seeing 3D pens at a craft store and just thinking to myself, "that's just a glue gun".

[@404HandleNotFound]

The "Pla STICK" joke was hilarious, Nate! 😂

[@MazzyJC]

I have seen Duff Goldman make sugar "glue" sticks and put them in a glue gun to use as an adhesive on one of the cakes he made. Maybe you could make something similar and see if yours works too 😁

[@rick31869]

WOW GREAT IDEA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@himansu7352]

3d print PLA stick by 3d printer to 3d print by hand.What an idea!

[@ArAsDeCos]

It makes me so giddy to hear my favourite KZbinrs talking about cosplay :)

[@averagejoe9040]

"It feeds it through a complicated mechanism" yes a very complicated mechanism refered to by experts as "a gear".

[@hazzard_destroyer]

I have a 3D printer so I have the filament and a hot glue gun so imma try this lol

[@krithikkumar1]

0:10 naughty thought in calli's mind😂

[@Jeff75684]

Only real 3d printing enthusiasts will know what kind of 3d printer is being used at 1:12

[@techtheguy5180]

either a prusa clone or tevo tarantula

[@Jeff75684]

@@techtheguy5180 wrong its a lulzbot 6

[@techtheguy5180]

@@Jeff75684 ah wow!

[@octimus2000]

Lulzbot!

[@talnev.7894]

Ive been 3D printing with glue sticks (using a glue gun) since the third grade... GIT ON MA LEVEL!

[@DickbuttChillingOnPluto]

It’s ok Nate I laughed at pla-stick

[@rick31869]

IT WAS PRETTY INGENIOUS AND FUNNY LOL !

[@beckymurphy4714]

I built flame wings for a fire Pegasus using hot glue, floral wire and feathers. The tips of the wings were flames of hot glue, and the structure of the wings is a lattice of hot glue, covered in feathers. You can build things in 3D with hot glue if you give the first layer time to cool (pop it in the freezer for a minute or two) before adding the next one.

[@krzysztofczarnecki8238]

I did 3D stuff with hot glue by using a strong desk fan for cooling, but it makes your eyes dry quickly (you really need it blowing right onto the object, and because of that also your face as you look at what you're doing).

[@sethgoyal5206]

Ah yes extruders are now a complicated mechanism lol

[@rokaq5163]

3D printer inventor: *slaps 4 arduino boards together* 3D printer inventor: "This bad boy can fit so many .stl files"

[@windowsxpmemesandstufflol]

Electroboom: Everything is 3D printers.

[@wyattx008]

Great idea. Now sell them in packs with many colors like crayons!!!

[@iamdb1990]

PLA stick... you genius, Nate, Calli, LAUGH!

[@Syriamyloveisfreefire]

you are the Best🎀

[@ContentInflux]

You are first and you didnt say it

[@nicholaswilliams4656]

Did anyone catch the 2 explanations of what you could do with this stuff? It was a double take. Time 7:09

[@randomrat3768]

How many people ever wanted to be the person who put the comment on the piece of paper that they hold up and try? It would be so awesome if that happened to me or anybody else because these videos are awesome! Something cool is that I’m pretty sure I live near them I noticed some of the landmarks that they show in some of their videos. How many people ever wanted to be there neighbor! Or have Callie be your babysitter when you were little. I once I had a dream where I meet Them at Walmart and they signed autograph for me! I wish that happen!

[@wingnutzster]

“If you have a 3D printer but not a 3D pen but you have a glue gun...”

[@janesmart1958]

I can't believe grace is 23, she looks 38 wow😲

[@charleyedwards2121]

I FKNG LOVE that you 2 have your own show on the show and the others do goofy kids stuff. I actually still watch because of it lol

[@sohailahmedd1826]

Today, you uploaded your video an hour early.

[@pxrpleluv]

4:33 he made the face like he invented something 😂😂😂😂, but I love ur guys videos

[@gregoryjohnson3627]

Every time someone asks me what exactly is a 3d printer, I tell them it’s a CNC hot glue gun.

[@ericsmith1508]

I'm already subscribed, but I ABSOLUTELY just dropped the "Thumbs Up" for "PLAStick"!! HAHAHAHAHA! Cali you wrong for rolling your eyes and walking away! That was comedy gold!

[@wardogdauwdd3020]

I love to see someone take a 3d printer pen and build an attachment and turn it into a full 3d printer

[@Archie_gn]

The PLA stick joke is the best joke I’ve heard in my life

[@aatroni]

Hmm... i have never watched video this early

[@pewdipietriggeredme2651]

I remember Tkor getting millions of views now it’s getting a few thousand

[@brve_he4rt29]

Love how comfy callie looks

[@RobinFPVflights]

I still miss the real king of random....

[@b4nshee666]

KoR still dope at 2021

[@neonerf3203]

Him putting the glue sticks in his fingers to become wolverine . legit everybody when they have six pencils

[@Shrimx44]

Phineas I know what we are doing today

[@Thatguysomeoneknows]

Nice! Now I know how a glue gun works lol.

[@lc7ineo]

You can tell she knows about 3D printers! I love it!

[@paarthsoni6233]

Hey TKOR, I have a suggestion you might be interested in. When you put PLA out onto the rubber mat, it was cool enough to not let the molten PLA stick to it. As you know, a 3D printer often heats the print bed to 50-60°C from the PLA transferring onto it from a temperature of 220°. Try a heated surface to overcome slipping away of molten PLASTICK from the gun.

[@homedad3324]

Less music, more evening dresses.

[@coolbug900]

This might actually be a decent way to weld parts of 3d prints together - I'm pretty sure there are actually products for that, but this would work in a pinch

[@inktainmentlee]

I really, really appreciate this video. You know, I was looking for some ways to make thicker and stronger lines of PLA faster than ordinary 3d pens, and one of the ideas was using a gluegun. And obviously, your data will be very helpful for my works. Thanks a lot, and take care.

[@sutech]

I'm sure someone mentioned this somewhere, but the very first 3D printer has been made with glue gun to print a toy frog.

[@littlepastelkitten]

3d printer extruder is not complicated at all. it's a motor with a toothed pulley and a pressure pully that feeds into a heated nozzle.

[@TWilliams205]

I was so amazed when Nate said PLA-STICK -PLASTICK 😅😅😅

[@ljawkward986]

Nates muscle while snapping that stick was the real experience

[@woodslore8537]

I've made miniatures for D&D with hot glue. Simple things like gelatinous cube, black pudding, slimes/ oozes.

[@lightningtreesaver]

I have made a small 3d set for videos using hot glue. One should use a fan to cool the glue before is spread too much.

[@divarachelenvy]

after Nates joke the look on your face Calli was classic lol...

[@izysly6051]

Plastic coat hangers fit perfectly in any hot glue gun . You are welcome earthlings.

[@lespoy445]

Use this to inject into cavities of your models to improve the strength of parts that rely upon of layer adhesion for strength.

[@ltplauren4138]

"I can die happy now" "THAT'S what it takes?!?!" Lol

[@rick31869]

LMAO !

[@AshesWorkshop]

It’s cool, but I miss when y’all did forges, fireworks, and flamethrowers

[@archelthomastayao3354]

Experiment Suggestion: Can you cook rice using different liquids? Like soda, beer, vodka ect..

[@joshuabaughn3734]

PLA+ is just a stronger more flexible version of PLA. This change is small so don't bend the parts because they will still break but it won't shatter into pieces.

[@alexcorona]

They've sold the sticks premade for decades, they're used to repair plastic car bumpers.

[@progressiveshitpost4588]

Maybe melt the PLA with hot water (or an oven) and the cast the molten plastic in some sort of pvc/steel pipe.

[@NilsRC-hv7yt]

4:28 just the best moment of the video

[@MARZ1911]

I buy dollar store cans of air...turn it upside down and instantly harden the hot glue (enough)...makes working with hot glue easier

[@jacobmclin9398]

Any way to make a attachment to the glue gun to accept non 3D printed sticks? A filler inside the trigger mech maybe?

[@saberx08]

LOL at their faces at 4:34!

[@yoda6915]

Wonder how well this would work as a "welding" device to weld 2 pieces of 3d printed material together. Hmmm I do have some glue guns laying around

[@Sturb100]

Yes, I’m going to do exactly that as I need to joint pieces permanently.

[@michaelmorrison1198]

I can die happy :) Nate: Is that all it takes hahahahahahahahahahahah!!!!!!!!!!!

[@darkconsole]

lol ended up here because we were legit searching to see if hotglue comes in spools in a diameter 3d printers can use 🤣

[@jameswiz]

IDEA:. Try printing something completely from HIPS, then using it as a sand mold for aluminum casting...

[@sirdrakey]

I thought of this the first time I saw the 3d pen. Need a hotter end.

[@MilanGajicBuva]

You do realise this is how home 3d printing started