Craft Tip: Make Your Own Micro Glue Applicator

If you’re a modeler or crafter, you’re in luck today! Learn how to make your own micro glue applicators for getting glue into small spaces. This works really well for paper models and paper crafts.

While browsing the Internet tubes, we came across an interesting tool called the Glue Looper. The Glue Looper fits into the end of most hobby craft knives (i.e. X-Acto knives), and it has a tiny, looped reservoir tip for holding glue.

Loaded up, the glue-filled tip can be inserted into small spaces where normal fingers and tools can’t reach. Neat! But, then we wondered if anyone could make their own micro glue applicator at home.

We tried it, and here’s how you can make your own.

Make It!

Start by using a wire stripped from a twist tie, scraping one side of the twist tie with either a craft knife or the blade on a pair of scissors. The wire should pop free.

If you don’t have twist ties—most homes/kitchens have them—you can buy a spool of wire. It’s important to use very thin wire so that it can fit into the tiny gaps of your crafts.

Next, you will need a tiny, cylindrical object to wrap one end of the wire around—toothpicks work well. Make sure that the loop is very small.

Using a pair of wire cutters, trim off the excess wire and flatten it so that it makes a solid loop.

You may have to use tweezers to bend the loop into shape.

Depending on the size of your loop, it can handle thin glues/cements (smaller loops work best), and/or it can handle thick glues like Elmer’s. Experiment with different loop sizes.

Insert the loop into the desired space, and spread the glue around.

Both the post author and this website have not received any compensation for writing this post. Both the post author and this website have no material connection to the third-party brands, products, or services that have been mentioned unless otherwise explicitly stated. Some of the links in the post above are “affiliate links.” This means that if you purchase the item, we will receive a commission. As an Amazon associate, we earn from qualifying products. This is being disclosed in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”