Tip O' the Day from the Village Idiot

[Rick Potter]

This one's a quickie. I have been making new kitchen cabinets with the tongue and groove method, which entails a lot of glue ups. Running a lot of glue lines with the original bottle makes my old hands ache after a while. I have also tried other bottles with the same results.

Tip: At the local 99 cent store, I picked up a pair of ketchup and mustard bottles. They are made from such flimsy plastic that they are really easy to squeeze. Running glue lines with them is quick and easy. Cheezy as they are, when one goes bad, pour the glue into the next one and throw it away. Two for a buck, it's not worth trying to clean the spouts out.

Rick Potter

[Harold Burrell]

oooh...I like it.

Especially since I am the cheapest guy in the world.

[JohnT Fitzgerald]

I didn't realize that ketchup and mustard were such good adhesives ;)

nice tip - thanks!

[Andrew Pitonyak]

I didn't realize that ketchup and mustard were such good adhesives ;)

They are fabulous.... and they have a very long open time.

[Jon McElwain]

I didn't realize that ketchup and mustard were such good adhesives ;)

You must not have kids....

[Prashun Patel]

My kinda tip. Thanks.

[Gary Pennington]

Not intending to hijack your thread, but I reuse French's 20 oz. mustard containers as glue dispensers. Has a built in cap to keep your Titebond fresh. They're free after you eat enough hot dogs.

[JohnT Fitzgerald]

You must not have kids....

Actually I do. I guess they make fair adhesives....but excellent dyes. :)

[Lee Schierer]

Just be careful. I tried those cheap Ketchup and Mustard bottles and if you squeeze too hard the tops sometimes pop off and you get a lot of glue in a hurry. DAMHIKT.

[Jon McElwain]

Actually I do. I guess they make fair adhesives....but excellent dyes. :)

Now that I will go with! :D

[Jim Rimmer]

Since your making kitchen cabinets, don't forget and leave these in the kitchen. You might have food that really sticks to your ribs. :D

[Kyle Iwamoto]

Awesome tip. I've been searching for a cheapo glue dispenser. Too cheap to buy those really nice glue bottle kits with the spreaders and stuff. I use an old gift card for a glue spreader.

[Jerome Hanby]

Sure are, makes food stick to your ribs...and other places


I didn't realize that ketchup and mustard were such good adhesives ;)

nice tip - thanks!

[Neil Bosdet]

Good tip! Thanks for posting.

[Gary Herrmann]

Good idea. Gorilla glue is such a pain when the bottle is almost empty.

[Dave Gaul]

Great idea, but I have fallen in love with Fast cap's GlueBot.