How to use a sugar craft gun!!!!!!

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Permalink Reply by Jen Montalto on November 22, 2011 at 8:52pm

The fondant/gumpaste needs to be nice and soft and warmed up. Use a little shortening or glycerine to soften it up if you need it. Roll it into a cylinder shape slightly smaller than the shaft of the gun and cornstarch the heck out of the inside of the shaft and the outside of the fondant/gumpaste cylinder. I like bakels gumpaste and fondx fondant (the fondx doesn't dry out as fast as satin ice).

i found this too. hope it helps. good luck!

http://www.sugarcraft.com/catalog/gumpaste/klaygun-tips.htm

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Permalink Reply by Natasha on November 23, 2011 at 1:19am

Jen, is the clay -gun and the sugar craft gun the same?

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Permalink Reply by RUBY JOHNSON on November 23, 2011 at 7:51am

It would be nice to have a picture of it, so we can see. It probably is the same, but not sure. I would do as Jen says to do before you add your paste into the gun.

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Permalink Reply by Lorraine Stewart on November 23, 2011 at 11:54am

Thanks for the replies, very much appreciated. I will definately keep at it.

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Permalink Reply by Tracy Deadman on November 23, 2011 at 12:54pm

Hi Lorraine, is it the fondant gun for making spaghetti like shapes for hair etc. I really want one of those - so far I've used a brand new garlic press & a potato ricer lol. Let us know which one you bought and how you get on.
Tracy :) x

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Permalink Reply by Jen Montalto on November 23, 2011 at 2:33pm

yes, they are the same. i don't personally have the "gun" style but i have a clay extractor and the wilton press (that looks like a garlic press). i think the gun holds more material and the hand leverage has to be a lot easier than the extractor!

 

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Permalink Reply by Lorraine Stewart on November 23, 2011 at 7:29pm

Hi Jen, I went to the link that you posted and read the comments, this is the same gun that I bought, the link  gives me a better understanding of it. Thanks for that.

Jen Montalto said:

The fondant/gumpaste needs to be nice and soft and warmed up. Use a little shortening or glycerine to soften it up if you need it. Roll it into a cylinder shape slightly smaller than the shaft of the gun and cornstarch the heck out of the inside of the shaft and the outside of the fondant/gumpaste cylinder. I like bakels gumpaste and fondx fondant (the fondx doesn't dry out as fast as satin ice).

i found this too. hope it helps. good luck!

http://www.sugarcraft.com/catalog/gumpaste/klaygun-tips.htm

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Permalink Reply by Lisa King on May 1, 2012 at 3:32pm

I have the same one.  I have only used it with fondant.  The fondant does need to be fairly soft.  I also grease the inside of the tube and both sides of the disk with vegetable shortening (Crisco in the USA).

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Permalink Reply by Lorraine Stewart on May 1, 2012 at 8:08pm

Hi Lisa and Shirley, thanks for your recent advice. I have tried a few times to use this but still have a lot of problems with it. I will keep trying. Thanks again.

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Permalink Reply by Lisa King on May 1, 2012 at 10:50pm

If the problem is that you are having a hard time getting the fondant to come out (repeatedly pressing the handle with no luck), then tighten the screw that is attached to the plunger and be sure before you start, to push the plunger down against the fondant.  That compacts it and then pressing the handle should push it out smoothly.  If not, you may have a defective gun.

 

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Permalink Reply by Kathy on May 2, 2012 at 7:56am

My husband bought me one the other day at Michaels. It has a hand crank on it. That makes it so easy to use  Found it in the clay section.

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