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Simple stopper for glue bottle
A nail keeps the nozzle from clogging with glue
I use a nail to keep my glue bottle tip open and ready for use, with no need to clean off dried glue. After trimming the tip of my bottle to the opening I like, I find a nail that fits it, and then tether it to the bottle with electrical wire, so the nail won’t go missing.
—ROB RINGER, Penn Yan, N.Y.
Illustrations by Dan Thornton
From Fine Woodworking issue #309
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Glue Bottle
My favorite glue bottle is a ketchup dispenser. Inexpensive and you can cut the tip to customize glue distribution. If you always put the cap back on, it never clogs.
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