For me, it's more about no waste. The recycling centres in my country won't recycle Styrofoam unless it's in commercial quantities, and I don't want to add more to rubbish tips. So now I make glue from the Styrofoam I get :) What he used the glue for was definitely ridiculous though.
I guess the fumes from melting that stuff got him so high that he thought glueing tools to a plank of wood was a mindblowing brainwave. Great job, Space Cadet...
Now he'll be able to glue that board to the wall to cover the holes he made for no reason. And he's got fancy caulking gun/ tape measure art to decorate it. In fact, once he glues all the other tools he made onto boards, he'll get a bunch of free Styrofoam when he orders new tools from Amazon to replace the ones he glued to the wall. Win/ win!
Shoot, I did it backwards and glued the board to my tools. Otherwise it was a great time saver! I also cut about 3,000 holes in my walls with my new 'hole saw'! I'm surprising my wife for our anniversary 💕
I had no room in my shed. so I glued my motorcycle to the wall, whenever I need to ride it I just poor acetone all over it. I am so glad I watched this video.
I totally agree with you. What a total waste of time. And that STUPID noise was even worse. RU-vid always shows the number of 'likes' but never the number of 'dislikes'. I bet the number of 'dislikes' was sky high. You can bet that's where my vote went.
back in laos, during the secret war, our house was using corrugated tine for the roof... each time, rainwater would leak through. this practice, when you don't have a lot of things to seal stuff with, my dad would use car gasoline and dipping styrofoam and use it as a putty-like glue to mend stuff with. this would seal holes and whatnot.
Styro putty! Nice. Aparently Turpentine mixed with Styrofoam is similar to acetone too, plus in the above he mixed a lot of styrofoam into the acetone to make a glue, but if you mix much less styrofoam into the Acetone (or maybe turpentine too, never tried that one) it turns into something very similar to polyurethane. So a mix of scrap styrofoam and acetone might be able to protect wood for you in a similar way to polyurethane. Cabots Poly wood finish is $50 a litre here. Acetone is about $10 a litre. If turpentine works in a similar fashion as I suspect it would, that is about $5 a litre...
He’s using a sleeve for the glue gun to allow the gun to be inserted and the same with the tape measure; that’s what he’s glueing. Initially I thiught the same
Well, thank Heaven for this! I've been looking for a glue that'll let be glue all my tools to boards! And that "hole saw", that makes a weird, messy, tapered hole in drywall? I've been looking for a way to do exactly that, for years! I'm gonna make one of those, and glue it to a board!
I have an even better hack: just buy an authentic Faberge Egg, break it up into uniform pieces, and then glue them to the end of a chopstick, and voila! You have a perfect backscratcher!
Oh my God when he gave the thumbs up after he glued his perfectly good tools to that piece of wood, validating to all of us that "Yes, this was the plan from the start." I knew I had struck internet gold. I haven't laughed so hard in years. Whether this decision was intentional satire or simply intentional, well done sir.
Maybe it was art, or demonstrated the strength of the glue that was made. Really it was a $3 tape measure and a $6.00 caulk gun, that both looked like they seen better days! I'd hang that art pice in my work space and ask others to hand me that tape measure. 😂 This glue smells amazing! 🥴
I got sense enuff to figure out the only reason he glued his tools to the only wood was to show all the dumbasses out there how strong of a glue he had just made out of styrofoam. It was never about the tools themselves .. it was about the glue. Quack....
I watch a lot of stand up comedy, but this is by far the funniest video on RU-vid. Also standing ovation for all the hilarious comments. Thanks everybody, I haven't laughed this hard in a very long time! I really needed this.
The dead pan delivery left me... ... Dead. Well played, though. I kind of think he thinks a call gun and tape measure glued to a board after spending an hour making glue instead of buying it at the $1.25 store.
If you like cacti and need to move one. Use two pieces of styrofoam to hold the cactus to repot it or move it safely without getting injured by the spines. A more practical idea.
Attention all you glue creators. What I'd like to know is: 1) How strong is that glue? 2) Is it like contact cement (instant adhesion)? 3) Will it glue anything to anything? Are there certain materials this glue doesn't work on and if so, what are they?
@@chase-2200 THANK YOU Chasem for your reply. I've handled lots of Styrofoam, but never in my wildest dream did I ever think to make glue out of it. It never ceases to amaze how some people can think of such things. They must have a very creative mind, which obviously, I don't.
I really appreciate how the video goes through the principle of dunking styrofoam remnants in acetone. I really didn’t quite get the process the first time around, so the 8th and 9th time of doing the same Damn simple thing was immensely useful. To make sure I got the order right, I’m going to watch the video the entire day.
😁😁😁My favorite part was when he screwed the washers down on those three screws he mutilated. I needed to see that. I might watch that part over & over.,
I am glad I wasn't the only one confounded by gluing the tools to the board. Why would you? I love all these videos with a "simple" hack for something but you need an entire tool shop to create the product. Happy New Year Everyone! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Exactly. And if he's got all those tools to make a hole drill bit and a sanding drill bit, why doesn't he just get a hole drill bit and a sanding drill bit and get it over with??
I always put Styrofoam in acetone for the purpose of making a moldable plastic. I never really thought of it as a glue. Once you turn it into a thick goop, the thicker the better, much thicker than what you showed, then you can mold it into a shape and you have a plastic... Whatever you wanted.
It's pretty tough as a mould idk what this guy doing just seen similar things that I do and clicked it but haven't watched it but hey anybody as cool as me deserves a view lol
If nothing else, I like the idea that dissolving Styrofoam in acetone will mean that Styrofoam doesn't take up so much space in my trash can. I'd imagine you should probably do that in a well ventilated area. Being able to use it as glue is just a bonus.
It may have just been misplaced. Surely there is a hole saw somewhere in there. Although, I have an automobile but no wheels thanks to a large product recall. I still have the tyres, as well.
Had me wondering why. I was waiting for the story with this styrofoam glue. No test of the glue, how long to dry? Is it strong? The guy is a stooge. You can buy a whole rang of various sandpaper velcro discs and the drill attachment from Ali Express. For cheap and less dicking around.
Rumors have it that not only is Styrofoam being dipped in to a glass jar of acetone the sanded hammer has been glued to his board of handyman tools of Genious ideas lol
@@robertmclaren9620 I've been using the wrong brand of sandpaper. I need to know what brand he used to get that much shine from a nickel size piece of sandpaper!
I found that if you do the exact same thing but with Cheetos you get the typical yellowish wood glue that is great for gluing your sandwich to the kitchen table!
@@moonbowmountaincottage Everybody watching that had to wondering where he was going with that as he was applying glue to the caulking gun. Then you see where he’s going and wonder what the F was going on in his head when he came up with that demonstration. Of all things to glue that’s the best he could come up with? You’re trying to show people how useful this glue is so you glue your caulking gun and tape measure to a piece of plywood? That’s about the most useless application he could come up with to show that this glue is really useful. He’s saying, “You need this glue in your life! You could glue your tools to a big old piece of plywood with it.”
Seriously. Did we have to see every single piece of styrofoam be but in the glass? This is why I never learn anything unless the video is straight to the point. 🙄
I'm sure it must be bots that are subscribing to these channels. The creator definitely believes we need to be shown how to dunk some polystyrene 30 times before we get it!
Or you could just buy some glue, a hole saw, and a sanding disc for a little more than the price of that acetone. And it'd save you a ton of time so you can work on a more useful project.
Well i glued my car keys,my reading glasses and my wifes false teeth to a board...This is just best hack i've seen in years and the missus loves gluing stuff to boards aswell...Like i have always said, A family that glues together, Stays together..Happy glueing everyone.
Things just don't disappear. What happens to the gas that's formed after dissolving the Styrofoam? And the sludge (glue) you create? Is that actually safe?
Plyn, který napění polystyren při výrobě, obsahuje 90% vzduchu, zbytek je oxid uhličitý a dusík. Polymeru styrenu obsahuje 2%. Při rozpouštění v aromatických uhlovodících (benzen, benzin, toluen, aceton, trichoretylen) se plyn uvolňuje. Dříve se v radiotechnice tento roztok nazýval styrénový lak. lakovaly se s ním cívky. Samotný čistý styren se nazýval TROLITUR a vyráběly se z něj kostřičky na transformátory a cívky.
Guess I should have read the comments first. I have spent the past 3 days trying to dissolve styrofoam in water and was wondering what I was doing wrong. I tried several types of styrofoam and adjusting the pressure applied during insertion. Finally, I came to the comments section to find the hidden secret and luckily I got my tape measure and caulk gun applied to a plank of wood. Not sure how I would have accomplished that without this very helpful video!
You may have missed the point. You're supposed to glue your friends tools to a piece of wood. Plus I cut holes in a wall using M80s, much cleaner and faster!
I'm still having trouble dissolving the styrofoam because I'm not fully understanding the part where he is sanding the hammer. Does the hammer need to be rusted like this for the styrofoam to dissolve fully? Maybe I need to rust my hammer more before I try again.
It has to be real acetone and the right kind of styrofoam. I rember melting Styrofoam with hairspray as a kid. My aunt had one of those Styrofoam wig heads, once she sprayed the wig with hairspray, some fell on the head and created little holes, that got the gears in my brain spinning. So when she wasn't around i took the head and used hairspray to turn it into a pretty cool skull (melted the nose and eyes and lips), my aunt however was not amused when i showed her what i had done to the "wig head".
@@liverbird46 Nah it's hot glue. Ya can see the big piece of hot glue hangin out the back of the gun. Unless he molded it like a big piece of hot glue but I doubt it 🤷♂
@@CardKeyOh just what I thought. Totally useless tips anyway. By the time you've bought the acetone and melted all that styrofoam you might just as well pop to the hardware store and buy some decent glue. Or just use your hot glue gun. Oh, I forgot. He did. 🤣😂😅
Making that hot brass cap a dangerous projectile too! The glue melts and cap flies into your car windshield or dogs or your eye.. unlimited destructive possibilities!
I was doing the polystyrene dissolve thing on youtube , 20 yrs ago. It doesn't work as a glue , but it makes a good ' art and craft clear ' when dissolved in automotive or general purpose thinners . It turns clear in the jar, and flows like a paint. When it dries, it's rock hard and clear, like acrylic ( DVD CASES etc. are polystyrene in it's unfoamed form). I took it off youtube, because the fumes were nasty !
Could you tell us the purposes of what you’re doing? I understood eventually you were making glue from Styrofoam and acetone. Later you made a hole saw. For what purpose did you do the other things & what were they?
Was good for a few laughs, especially the thumbs up after gluing the tools to the plank. I was wondering though, given the fumes from acetone give me a headache, what kind of fumes do you have when you add the Styrofoam?
Dude was legit trying to show us why we need save our Styrofoam starts his sales pitch then makes a squirrel line for all the other glues. That's a real special ADD moment right there. 🤣
I divorced mine, now I keep all the cardboard and other stuff "I will use one day", now I think I need to divorce my son as he is the one complaining now... lol
Acetone is not that cheap. How strong is this glue ? Does it weaken over time ? Can you use it outside where there is lots of UV ? Acetone only dissolves certain kinds of foam also. I know the SM styrofoam on the exterior of my house starts to disintegrate in the sunlight. So I don't know how this glue he makes will hold up outside. I think I will buy the exterior landscaping glue. I used it on my garden stones outside to make a garden planter. 20 years now outside in rail and sun and the glue did not let go.
I’ve seen some useless videos in my time but this one takes the cake 😂I think I’ll melt Styrofoam glue my hammer and tape to the wall so when I need it, I can just rip it off and go through the 20 minute process of doing it all again🙄😁
Glad you asked..Styrene & benzene are given off and mixed with Common nitrogen oxides can create a harmful ozone that can damage, destroy or impair neurons of the brain. Also, respiratory issues can result from these chemicals. Wear a mask! Yikes!😵💫
Acetone is not that expensive! Try shopping around, it's about £2 a litre here, and he used about 200ml. But you are right, these are not great hacks! Hot glue to hold on sandpaper, that gets hot and a hole saw that rips things apart, that cost peanuts to buy.
@@dreddhk I think the person that posted is American. They have almost no domestic production. Just about all they get is imported. I have heard that their domestic branded cars are imported from South Korea, Canada, Mexico, Japan, and the such. Thus, everything is more expensive there. Even their clothing is imported.
@@Raphael-2 Yes, however, France is surrounded by many exporters. United States of America has to get their things from a long distance ocean freighter. France also has a president that is a lot more likeable than the American president. Emmanual Macron is also fluent in French and English. This makes him his own diplomat, to an extent. The American president likely only speaks a dialect of English, probably not the correct King's English. That will automatically make President Macron more likeable to foreign exporters, and therefore France more likeable to foreign exporters. The American government also has an extremely bad habit, since about the 1970s, of trying to run other nations more than they run their own nation. This does not look very favourable to other nations. Exporters would likely charge the Americans more than what they charge other nations. Sadly, this puts the American citizens at a horrible disadvantage. They are being punished for poor decisions their government makes. It does not seem as if their votes even work. You would think that they would vote out the universalist politicians in favour of politicians that focus on their nation.
@@indridcold8433 You'd think, but it almost seems like they're being kept ignorant to the problems with constant social pressure to conform to the status quo. That they don't take an interest in civics because they don't believe in the concept, and thus they don't engage and don't change anything. "We were keeping our eye on 1984. When the year came and the prophecy didn't, thoughtful Americans sang softly in praise of themselves. The roots of liberal democracy had held. Wherever else the terror had happened, we, at least, had not been visited by Orwellian nightmares. "But we had forgotten that alongside Orwell's dark vision, there was another - slightly older, slightly less well known, equally chilling: Aldous Huxley's Brave New World. Contrary to common belief even among the educated, Huxley and Orwell did not prophesy the same thing. Orwell warns that we will be overcome by an externally imposed oppression. But in Huxley's vision, no Big Brother is required to deprive people of their autonomy, maturity and history. As he saw it, people will come to love their oppression, to adore the technologies that undo their capacities to think. "What Orwell feared were those who would ban books. What Huxley feared was that there would be no reason to ban a book, for there would be no one who wanted to read one. Orwell feared those who would deprive us of information. Huxley feared those who would give us so much that we would be reduced to passivity and egoism. Orwell feared that the truth would be concealed from us. Huxley feared the truth would be drowned in a sea of irrelevance. Orwell feared we would become a captive culture. Huxley feared we would become a trivial culture, preoccupied with some equivalent of the feelies, the orgy porgy, and the centrifugal bumblepuppy. As Huxley remarked in Brave New World Revisited, the civil libertarians and rationalists who are ever on the alert to oppose tyranny "failed to take into account man's almost infinite appetite for distractions." In 1984, Orwell added, people are controlled by inflicting pain. In Brave New World, they are controlled by inflicting pleasure. In short, Orwell feared that what we fear will ruin us. Huxley feared that what we desire will ruin us. "This book is about the possibility that Huxley, not Orwell, was right." From "Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business" by Neil Postman.
That's pretty amazing how the overall level keeps going down as if it's decreasing in volume as you continue adding more styrofoam and I bet that was completely unexpected
Who among us hasn't desperately needed to glue your tools to the wall? I don't know about you but id be lying if i said I also felt the urge to stretch the time needed to achieve completion at least 200 x. This is obviously about as good as a method as one could shoot for. Only way I see to improve is by crafting the tools to glue up before. If your really wild, build a dedicated tool gluing wall to make it the ultimate way to waste a week of your life. While making sure you'll never have access to said tools again. Can't wait for thr sequel.
This idea is amazing although I think I got a little carried away, I tried to glue my gran to the ceiling (she was asleep at the time, obviously ) suffice to say it doesn’t work great and my gran got a big shock as she hit the floor and was wakened from her slumber.
You can also get some large thick flat styrofoam leftovers and put them around the inside of a cooler to keep drinks cold without spending alot of electricity on refigerator and freezer
Why would you want to glue your caulking gun and tape to a board? You can purchase a hole saw and drill the holes in the sheetrock much faster and more reliably than the screw tool made in this video.
I have used this stuff for years for electrical insulation on bare wires where there is chafing and the insulation has been removed from abrasion . Good stuff
If you're into miniature wargaming, styrofoam can be useful for making terrain (hills, buildings, etc). If only I knew of an efficient way to glue it together.
Love the creativeness of all these projects. Teaches a person to think outside of the box. We can always reuses stuff that is hanging around instead of going out and just buying what we think we need for a one time project we want to do. Good job.
One of my favorite thing to do with a styrofoam block is trim it down to the right size and paint it the right hue of red. Then I toss it at an unsuspecting niece. It gets her every time!
@@ronhobyak9902Not her, that wouldn't be fair. She also knows the difference between styrofoam and clay. My other niece, however, who's just a couch potato, that one. Gets her every time!
what did the 2nd & 3rd (& 4th?) idea have to do w/ styrofoam? I only got one useful idea in dealing with styrofoam from the whole video & it was just the glue part
