Key Bushings & Hot Hide Glue

[Farrell]

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My little hot pot on cost $11 and it has a nice lid that keeps the =
moisture in so that the glue does not skim over. It is wider also, so =
less chance of tipping over. Joe Garrett has informed me that keeping =
the glue between 130 F and 150 F should be just fine. My 140 F should =
work quite well then.

The supply house pots are just so expensive. I'm sure they work fine =
also. The ugly truth is that three years ago I bought one, used it once, =
and decided that I would never use hot hide glue again. I looked for it =
the other day when about to start glueing key bushings, and could not =
find it. So WalMart there I went. I'll keep my eyes open around the =
homestead for my old glue pot though. I did not realize you could adjust =
them.

Terry Farrell =20
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Howard F Jackson=20
  To: pianotech@ptg.org=20
  Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2001 8:08 AM
  Subject: Re: Key Bushings & Hot Hide Glue


  Terry,
  You just going around the world to get across the street.  Just order =
a glue pot from Schaff or your favorite supply house.  Buy a candy/deep =
fry thermometer to check.   If needed, remove a few screws and the pot =
housing opens up and can be calibrated with a turn of a screw.  I've had =
my pot 25 yrs or so and adjusted it once after it fell off the work =
bench. =20
  Howard=20


  On Tue, 11 Dec 2001 21:46:21 -0500 "Farrell" =
<mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com> writes:
    Thanks Roger. I've been won over.=20

    What methods do folks use to keep the water bath at 130 F? I have a =
Rival Hot Pot (the one Bill Spurlock recommends). It has a little dial =
guage that I have set to low. That was close to boiling, so I put the =
little thingeemabobble thing in the plug that Schaff (or whoever) sells =
for regulating the heat to a soldering iron for ironing key bushings and =
whatnot (a reostat?). I set that on the lowest setting also, but the pot =
held at a steady 140 F. Any recommendations? And I don't want to be =
feeding it ice cubes every five minutes either! Thanks.

    Terry Farrell
     =20
      ----- Original Message -----=20
      From: jolly roger=20
      To: pianotech@ptg.org=20
      Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001 8:51 PM
      Subject: Re: Key Bushings & Hot Hide Glue


      Hi Terry,
                     There will be no turning back, you are hooked.   My =
goodness another hot hide glue addict.   Warning, you may start to find =
lots of uses for it <G>

      Regards Roger



  Howard Jackson, RPT
  email: Hjackson8@juno.com
  Monroe, LA  (318) 388-4879


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