Yes, like its 3D printer brethren, it works a bit like a hot glue gun.

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Pearl lives in a senior housing complex and decorates the canes with hot glue and seasonal faux flowers on her kitchen table.

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Getting up, deciding on what decorations to put on the canes, firing up the hot glue gun, doing the decorating and going out to buy supplies is a kind of schedule.

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Burnt edges rendered the confectionary inedible, but as its final destination was no longer stomachs, raw lasagna sheets were added for structural support, and hot glue used to bind it all together.

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