I've only used this glue gun once and already i am amazed!! Works like a dream with no problems at all. Glue heats up fast (5 min) and very hot like molten lava with steam, but dries fast abt 1 min so my projects are quick and easy. Also my projects are much less "stringy" as the glue is fully melted when im using it. Cheap glue guns just don't cut it as they don't fully melt the glue which leads to loads of strings and a big mess. Also no dripping or overspill from the nozzle so no wasted glue.

Word to the wise:
don't lay your gun down sideways as the melted glue can leak out the sides/back and solidify making a mess and a clogged gun. I used the surebonder glue gun stand and it helps so much.

Also if you don't use the exact diameter glue sticks recommended then the glue will always flow out the back of the gun instead of through the nozzle.

Lastly this is a full sized gun and it needs to be as the entire front half heats up very hot while the back half by your hand remains cool. If it was any smaller it would be too hot to hold. I actually think the length of the gun helps me get into tight corners better than the mini glue guns did. So far i've made an entire rat maze with this gun and some cardboard with no mess at all.

It was amazing how fast I received this glue gun!! It was supposed to be here...tomorrow...7/10 but it got here on 7/7!! Which was great!!
I used it right away...as I was in great need of the glue gun! It worked perfectly...a little smoke did come out...but otherwise perfectly! It puts out a nice thin strip of glue...so far does not drip and does not make much of a stringy mess! I have had an Aleen's Ultimate Glue Gun for many years and was "never" satisfied with it...it was a very very messy glue gun. The glue flow adjustment never ever worked! The nozzles would never stay on the gun...the glue would pour out of the back of the nozzles and then the nozzles would eventually fall off right in the middle of what ever I happened to be working on....it made using it a real problem. The nozzles would not stay on the gun no matter how tight I would get them on before plugging the gun in!
This gun is so different, it is actually a pleasure to use! Should something happen in the near future that changes my mind I will write in an up-date!! So far this is a great gun...it is a little on the large size, but it is easy to use. I did buy the extra stand to go with it because I have not had any luck with the wire types that come with the gun...they tend to fall over...so I got this extra stand and it works great. The gun does not fall over and it even had a silicone pad to catch any drips that the glue will not stick to!! It was well worth the extra $6.!!!

I bought this heat gun on the recommendation by another maker that if I were doing a huge project that involved a glue gun, my little dollar store special was NOT going to cut it. I literally needed to go with the big gun.

Well, my project was a cosplay Freddy Fazbear, and yeah, after just trying to use my little dollar store glue gun for ONE day of that project, I said, "Let's DO this," and bought the big gun. Man alive am I ever glad I did. Firstly, they call it burn glue for a reason - I never knew a glue gun could get this hot! (This is a good thing). The gun never burned me, but the glue, oh, the glue DID! But it's okay, a couple of second degree burns never hurt anyone (HA) - mine were small. I did the lavendar mixed with aloe and coconut oil thing, slathered it on, and two days later all was well.

This gun is a workhorse! It melts the glue beautifully, and FAST, and though it does drip on occasion when first heating up, I find it doesn't at any other time, and I use a cutting mat as a work surface, so that wasn't any bother anyway. And the big trigger.....oh, such delightful control! I had NO idea a glue gun could do this! No burning of fingers by the glue gun, no giant globs of glue, I could smear the glue or make it a fine line or....it was just glorious to use. I am SO glad I purchased this, even if I never use it again (of course I will, I am a maker!) - for this project alone it was worth it.
SO worth it!

So in conclusion, it's not the heat of the gun you need to worry about, it's the heat of the glue - because you have never felt glue that was this hot before - but the hotter it is, the more control you have, as well - just try to keep your fingers out of the glue! AND get this glue gun if you are a maker, or are crafter. Or do cosplay. Do it. The giant lever-like trigger, the lovely blue, the HOT HEAT, the control, and the awesome foldable stand to prop up the gun in a VERY steady way - ALL things you want!

I previously had a few Stanely glue guns, and two out of three of them lasted maybe a two years tops. This Surebonder seems like a higher quality gun, and so far I've been very pleased with it. I think I've seen one or two clogs where I had to push hard on the glue to get it going, but I'm going to chalk that up to the cheap glue sticks I've been using. The metal tip is great and allows you to get it into narrow spaces.

First of all, I have numerous Surebonder guns, and that's because they all work excellently.

This one does exactly what it says and does so very well. I only buy Surebonder glue guns, partially for the way this one and my others work, and partially for the following reason.

I purchased another model Surebonder gun and, quite frankly, that one was a lemon. It didn't work; it had just slipped through QC and should have ended up in the trash rather than in my hand. If I hadn't bought other well made and sturdy guns, including this one, I would not have bought anything that had the "Surebonder" name on it.

I emailed the company for assistance, and they made me whole, gave me unrelated guidance and advice, and made me (almost) happy that I had gotten a dud (You know what I mean). It's a wonderful surprise to find out that a company wants their customers happy, and not just to take their money in return for trash.

The replacement gun worked as well as this one; perfectly. Between the replacement, and this gun, and the others that I bought from Surebonder, I am 100% sure that my defective gun was a fluke "“ sometimes things just have a problem. It's how the company handles the fumble that defines it. When you buy a Surebonder product, you're also buying their customer service.

And that purchase is well worth the money.