[pianotech] Spurlock "best glue pot"

[Al Guecia/AlliedPianoCraft]

Just add an inline light dimmer. Find the proper temp and make a mark on the 
dimmer. Mine works 100%.

I couldn't find the Rival Pot locally so I bought a small crock pot. I made 
a Plexiglas lid and cut a hole in the middle for my brush or stick. Works 
great and you never need to add water to the glue pot. The moisture in the 
pot keep the glue the same consistency as when it was firs made.

Al



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From: "Norton-McElroy" <nortonmcelroy25 at centurytel.net>
Sent: Sunday, March 08, 2009 10:41 PM
To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Spurlock "best glue pot"

> One point I have not seen made is that the Rival Hot Pot does not regulate
> water temperature very well unless it is filled to the full mark.  Fill it
> up; the extra heating time lets the heat get to the temp switch and it 
> works
> great for a great price.  The thermostat is a simple bimetal switch 
> mounted
> underneath the pot in open air (not against the base of the pot) so it is
> sensitive to room temperature (and the surface it sits on) as well as 
> water
> temp.  The water temp swings by about 20 degrees on mine, but that seems 
> to
> be close enough as long as your glue container has enough thermal mass.  I
> use a small heavy glass jar.
>
> Joe McElroy
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