Does anyone have Rangate's knot filler system? Looks like tinted hot glue. It is pricey, but i like how quickly it fills defects. My current solution is mix up west systems epoxy, add transtint dye, pour it into voids, wait 5 minutes, take a heat gun to pop bubbles, wait some more, more heat gun to pop bubbles, wait more, add more epoxy now that its entered all the nooks and crannies, finally, wait 12+ hours for it to cure and be hard enough to sand or plane. The time required to make sure it does what you want it to do and then wait for it to cure is maddening. Maddening enough that im considering a $300 hot glue gun. One, if you have the rangate product, how much usage do you get out of the $69 9 rod packs? Two, what do you think of the product? Is it a comparable replacement to epoxy in terms of durability and looks? I get a lot of mileage out of a gallon of west systems, but its not inexpensive either. My other issue--outside of the time it takes--is the epoxy finds every interior void. Sometimes i burn through a ton of product, because the defect goes through the board and is a larger void on the back side of the board. With rangate's product, it looks like you can just fill the top 1/4-1/2" of the void and not unnecessarily waste product on filling the entire void. 99% of my application is on walnut. I havent worked on a walnut project in several years that didnt require some form of defect treatment. Small knots, cracks, and bark inclusions are all unavoidable with the vast majority of my walnut stock. It also looks like you can DIY the rangate setup and buy just their filler rods. The $69.95 aluminum cooling block seems like an easy area to cost engineer. Same for the $69.99 chisel. At that price, i would rather spend the extra $80 and get a Lie Nielsen chisel plane. However, i will more than likely scrape the gunk away with a long handled paring chisel that i already own.