Whats the blue tack for?

[zendo]

I have a new gas hot plate and in the box it came with five strips of what looks like rubbery blue tack stuff about 5mm wide 350mm long i think it is to put under the hot plate were it sits on the bench.I think if use it there it will squash out and look a bit crapy. Any ideas.

[silentC]

Put it on the perimeter of the footprint of the hot plate, fix the hotplate in place, then trim it with something not too sharp. I think I used the rounded end of a steel rule on mine.

[Skew ChiDAMN!!]

I use the back of the blade from a blunt Stanley knife. Same stuff is also used to seal around SS sinks.

[arms]

the idea of this is to put it around your hotplate edge (midway around the surround ) then fit your plate tighten it down ,then trim the excess from the outer area ,what you choose to trim it with is entirely up to your discretion

[bricks]

Do what they said, it's there to stop liquid going into your cupboard should you spill on the top eg oil,water,soup. consider it a gasket.