Richard said: "I do not have a glue pot, but wanted to try hot hide glue after reading an article in the journal where a fellow had devised a way to make and keep small quantities of the stuff. He used Gerber baby food jars and an electric coffee cup warmer. I tried it and it was a disaster. The glue kept crusting on top. Maybe I wasn't mixing it correct. I still have the hide glue to try again. Can anyone tell me the right way to mix the stuff? Thanks Richard Richard, If you are using the baby food jar system, you need to have it in a much larger "pot" that has water in it. The water does two things: 1.It helps the temperature stay constant 2. It keeps the crust from forming by way of the steam that comes off of the heating process. A trick I use, with my two SMALL glue pots, is a spray bottle, that I use to "spritz" the glue. This is done about every two or three hammers and can be done quickly without the mess of my usual Distilled water bottles, (read plastic glue application bottles obtained from local hardware stores.) One thing I can't stress enough.....USE DISTILLED WATER ONLY! Using tap water is too much of a variable that adds chemicals and contaminates that alter the glue's structure. Best Regards, Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon) Captain, Tool Police Squares Are I
This PTG archive page provided courtesy of Moy Piano Service, LLC