The gun uses a continuous-duty heating element to melt the plastic glue, which you push through the gun either with a mechanical trigger mechanism on the gun, or with direct finger pressure. The glue is tacky when hot, and solidifies in a few seconds to one minute. Hot melt adhesives can also be applied by dipping or spraying, and are popular with hobbyists and crafters both for affixing and as an inexpensive alternative to resin casting.
The glue gun uses small 100mm x 6mm glue sticks.
