apparatus for the repair of hand or restoration of objects, in particular furniture

摘要

A device for applying a thermoplastic adhesive carrying thread across a joint or gap in sheet material such as wood veneer, consists of a body with a handle, a pressing member and a thread reel container, the pressing member having a heater. In action the thread is drawn from a reel in the container, passed down a guide tube to the front of the presser, and applied to the veneer by moving the device forward by hand whilst pressing it downwards on to the veneer. The device may have auxiliary pressing and guide rollers, and the presser foot may be shaped so that backward movement thereof cuts off a length of thread after its application to the veneer.