> Date: Thu, 02 Jan 1997 01:43:26 -0800 (PST) > From: ron_and_lorene@juno.com (Ronald R Shiflet) > Subject: Hide glue tech tip > To: Pianotech@byu.edu > Reply-to: pianotech@byu.edu Ron, I make a hole in the baby food lid to hold a small artist brush which I use for spreading the glue on bushing cloth ala Spurlock. I happen to have an expensive glue pot so I use it by setting the baby bottle into a small amount of water in the pot which keeps it hot and the lid minimizes glue thickening. My only difference is I don't throw out the baby bottle when I'm done. Turn off the heat and the next day the residue peels out very easily and I don't have to keep eating baby food to supply my glue habit. ilvey, RPT Pacifica, CA > I've mentioned this before but it works so good that I'm posting > it again. > > 1. When I buy hide glue, I empty the bag of glue crystals into a can > that was used for powdered baby's formula. (Similac, Prosobee, Isomil, > etc. Most of these cans are 14oz and a pound of glue still fits...don't > ask me how ). The open and close plastic lid combined with the scoop > they provide is perfect. Evenly measured glue every time without > spilling 1crystal. If you drop the can, the lid will NOT pop off. Even > if you can't find a can and have to buy one and throw the formula out, > it's the best $6.00 tool you'll ever buy. > > 2. When I mix up a batch of glue, I use a cleaned out baby food jar. I > stir it with a hammer shank. If I don't have a baby at the time, I'll > spend the 33 cents, eat the applesauce myself, and use the jar. I'm not > brave enough to try the peas & carrots !!! > > 3. As for the expensive glue pots, I've never seen the need. I bought a > small coffee cup warmer at K Mart for $5.00. I sit the bottle of glue on > it and it keeps the temperature absolutely perfect. When I'm done, I throw the bottle away. No mess...ever. > > I challenge the people on this list to try this method and > critique it !!!. It's cheap, neat and extremely organized. > > Ron Shiflet, RPT > Phoenix Chapter > > >
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