This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/related attachment ------=_NextPart_001_0023_01C464BC.1992D920 "I used Franklin cold hide glue." Cold hide glue has its place. When you need a long open time, you want a = reversible glue joint, and you are not worried about the glue = penetrating the material, cold hide glue can be a great adhesive. Hot = hide glue, of course, also is wonderful in many applications. Terry Farrell ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Avery Todd=20 To: Pianotech=20 Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 12:01 AM Subject: Re: cold hide glue shelf life Terry,=20 Just curious. Are you talking about the hide glue in the bottle or the = hide glue in a glue pot? The former I'd never use. The other I use all the time! :-)=20 Avery=20 So from this one experience I observed that old hide glue that is = clear may still be good, while cloudy hide glue may not yield a good = bond. I don't know if that is a definitive relationship, but I do know = that if I ever see cloudy hide glue, I won't use it. =20 From the TiteBond web site for cold hide glue: Storage life 12 = months in tightly closed containers at 75=B0F. =20 Terry Farrell =20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: "Dave Nereson" <davner@kaosol.net> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004 8:15 AM Subject: cold hide glue shelf life > Tried to glue hammer shanks with cold hide glue (Franklin) = last night > and the stuff just would not set up. Three hours later and I = could still > pull the shank out of the butt as tho' it had no glue at all! = It's a bottle > I've had for a while, but probably not more than a year or so. = Worked fine > a couple weeks ago. It gets warm and cool in the shop, but not = really hot > or cold. Does the stuff have a short shelf life? The cap's been = on the > whole time. Other bottles I've had never did this. -- David = Nereson, RPT >=20 >=20 > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >=20 ------=_NextPart_001_0023_01C464BC.1992D920 An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/9d/a0/05/2f/attachment.htm ------=_NextPart_001_0023_01C464BC.1992D920-- ---------------------- multipart/related attachment A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/gif Size: 61 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/2a/86/28/7b/attachment.gif ---------------------- multipart/related attachment--
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