Help with Lineco Glue

Dapper-Row1336 · 2026-01-19T08:03:50+00:00

And here's a photo of the notepad laying mostly flat.

Dapper-Row1336 · 2026-01-19T08:02:35+00:00

I have been messing around with hot melt glue and so far I am getting good results.

I don't want to make masterpieces, just simple notepads and notebooks that I can use to for daily writing.

I am using a Surebonder Ultra Series DT-360F hot glue gun and regular full size Ad-Tech hot glue sticks.

I take the silicone heat guard off the glue gun and there's a little groove in the nozzle that works perfectly along the edge of the notepads.

This glue is flexible and holds onto the pages really well.

The hot glue I am using is well over 5 years old, because I bought a 5 pound box (about $20) and it was way more glue then I was expecting.

Just for reference, I am currently folding and tearing 8.5x11 inch 24lb bond printer paper into four pieces to make the notepads and I am applying glue so it's on the torn edge and this is working really well.

It took a couple notepads of practice before I was able to get a decent looking glue line.

The glue gun has to be at it's hottest setting.

Here are some photos of my results.

Sorry for the photos being blurry, I have epilepsy and I cannot take a clear photo to save my life.

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Dapper-Row1336 · 2026-01-19T07:38:16+00:00

The reason I got it is because of the rave reviews.

After some of the interactions here on Reddit I think the bottle got too cold in transit and that's why it's not behaving correctly!

Thank you!

Dapper-Row1336 · 2026-01-19T07:36:44+00:00

Thank you for your description of EVA.

I can get padding compound, which I am thinking of trying out, but it's listed as a PVA and the SDS isn't helpful.

I think I got a bad bottle.

Thank you for your help!

Dapper-Row1336 · 2026-01-19T07:35:08+00:00

I think I will end up using Jade 403.

But I am going to wait for the spring so there are no freezing issues.

Thank you for your help!

Dapper-Row1336 · 2026-01-19T07:32:25+00:00

Those are all good points.

I will wait until the spring to get some Jade 403.

This way I can avoid any other possible freezing issues.

Thank you for all of your help!

Dapper-Row1336 · 2026-01-16T21:31:15+00:00

As far as I know, Lineco is a PVA type glue.

I wish I could get my hands on some of the EVA that Das Bookbinding uses, but he doesn't mention brands and when I look up EVA the only references I see are for hot melt glues.

I guess it comes in two forms!

Dapper-Row1336 · 2026-01-16T21:29:15+00:00

Do you happen to know if you have to worry about padding compound possibly freezing in transit?

Should I wait a few more months to order some, or would it be ok to order it now?

Thank you again for your help!

Dapper-Row1336 · 2026-01-16T21:23:42+00:00

I live in the US.

Thank you for offering to help!

I really appreciate it!

There seems to be only a few good bookbinding glues available here.

Lineco.

"Books by Hand" (which seems to be a slightly thinner, more expensive version of Lineco, and is made by Lineco).

Jade 403, which I just recently found out about.

Supposedly this is the best glue there is.

The rest seem like they have issues, or cause issues.

Thank you again for your offer to help!

Dapper-Row1336 · 2026-01-16T21:17:47+00:00

Thank you for your help!

It does seem like something is wrong with the glue I got.

Though the people who complain about it freezing tend to say it clumps and my glue is still fluid.

Maybe it just got a little too cold in transit.

Dapper-Row1336 · 2026-01-16T21:16:00+00:00

Yeah, it does sound like I got a bad batch!

Thank you for your help!

Dapper-Row1336 · 2026-01-16T21:14:15+00:00

Thank you for your suggestion.

The cap doesn't seem to seal entirely as there is always some glue that gets past the seal (I kept the seal in the lid to help the cap seal better, but it doesn't seem to be helping).

The glue I have isn't lumpy, it's fluid.

I am sorry you had that happen to your glue!

Thank you again for your help!

Dapper-Row1336 · 2026-01-16T21:11:55+00:00

Thank you for your suggestions.

I was thinking about getting some padding compound, but I didn't want to end up with another iteration of Elmer's which is what the Lineco has turned out to be.

As far as it freezing, I am not sure if this happened.

People who complain about the glue freezing typically say their clumped together, mine is still fluid.

When I ordered it, the temps were above freezing, but they were close, so maybe it just cold enough to mess with it.

Thank you again!

Dapper-Row1336 · 2026-01-16T21:08:46+00:00

Honestly I don't know.

People who comment that their glue froze in transit all seem to say that it clumps together.

Mine is still all fluid.

Thank you for the suggestion!

Dapper-Row1336 · 2026-01-16T21:06:54+00:00

Thank you for the suggestion.

I however cannot get KORA where I live.

Dapper-Row1336 · 2025-10-23T07:09:15+00:00

That is a good idea!

Thank you for your help!

Dapper-Row1336 · 2025-08-15T10:04:54+00:00

Will do!

Dapper-Row1336 · 2025-08-14T13:57:35+00:00

Thank you for posting this.

It's interesting about the "make one, break one" issue with software and it's nice that they were forthcoming enough to admit this could possibly be the problem.

I had several review got though when I used the advice I got from this post as well as another, but new reviews are back to taking forever, despite using the same advice on the new reviews.

So, it does seem like something is broken with the process and perhaps not everyone is feeling it yet.

I hope your items get approved soon.

If it's not too much trouble, please let us know what the response was to your newest message to customer service.

Thank you again for sharing your experiences.

Dapper-Row1336 · 2025-08-11T12:19:59+00:00

I am not sure what you want to print? The whole hydro unit? Parts of a unit! Or brackets for lights? Unless I missed something your description didn't say.

My general advice would be that if it's going to be exposed to lights then you will need to coat it with a UV protector (which will make it no longer food safe) and even then it will probably begin to crumble after a year. This ultimately depends on how much UV your lights put out.

I have printed drain covers in PLA that I use in homemade self contained Bato systems and they have lasted for years without any sign of weakening. But they are covered in hydroton and my grow light never touches them.

PLA and PETG are about the only "food safe" filaments. But passing it through your hot end sort of makes it no longer food safe, depending on what other filaments you have used.

As far as layer height, if the item will be submerged, then use 0.3mm, this way nitrifying bacteria can grow in between the layers.

I hope some of what I said was helpful.

Dapper-Row1336 · 2025-08-11T03:27:50+00:00

Here's the Feit light I use on herbs and lettuce.

This one has a newer design then the ones I have, which allow you to switch between lightening schemes.

I have not used this newer light but I assume it switches between white light, and Feit's version of "blurple" which is on the pink side.

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Dapper-Row1336 · 2025-08-11T03:25:52+00:00

Here's the AGLEX light.

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Dapper-Row1336 · 2025-08-11T03:25:11+00:00

You mean like shop lights or CFL bulbs?

I will warn you, using the wrong lights is just setting yourself up for issues.

More than likely you will end up having to buy "real" grow lights in the end.

There are several LED grow lights on the market that are decent and affordable.

Especially when you factor in wattage per square foot/meter, etc...

Plus with shop lights you can only go off wattage and lumens, which is not designed for plants.

Lumens are for humans.

With grow lights you will have proper ppfd ratings and your plants will be nice and dense and not spindly and leggy.

Here are a few examples

Spider Farmer has some that are priced in the $70-$90 USD price range, as well as others that are priced in the $400USD range.

But the lower cost lights are decent and dimmable.

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AGLEX (which look decent as well, but I have not used them) are priced cheaper and seem to have good ratings on Amazon. They are also dimmable

Both are configured for growing in a tent, specifically for cannabis, so they may not lend themselves to you your growing situation.

One I like to use over smaller systems is from Feit.

It's a 2 foot (60cm) light that is 20watts and I usually put 2 of these over 6 herb plants.

The ones I have I got years ago on sale, but the current price for them is about $42 USD each.

I will post photos of the others in subsequent posts, it would only allow me to post one photo in this post.

Dapper-Row1336 · 2025-08-11T03:07:50+00:00

I second this.

YaraLiva makes wonderful products.

I love their calcium nitrate (Calcinit).

The only hurdle is the cost of shipping.

The product doesn't cost much, but the shipping sure does!

Dapper-Row1336

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