<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <STYLE type=text/css>DIV { MARGIN: 0px } </STYLE> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16441" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I got an electric Proctor-Silex Kettle at Walmart, with temp. control. Lid is same size as base. I think $20 Cdn. </FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Set the temperature at 135F, I think that is correct for hide glue. I am sure someone will correct me if I am wrong.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Use a separate container in the water, for the glue.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada<BR><A href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=rsanbornmorgan@yahoo.com href="mailto:rsanbornmorgan@yahoo.com">Richard Morgan</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, May 21, 2007 9:09 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> glue pot</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: garamond, new york, times, serif"> <DIV>I went to buy a cheap Fry Daddy at Walmart today to improvise a glue pot, but the plain round model on the shelf was not thermostatically controlled--one heat, to maintain a"perfect frying temp" which is probably 350.  Didn't sound appropriate to me.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I'm sure others have improvised rather than spend for the glue pot.  Any ideas?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Richard Morgan</DIV></DIV><BR> <HR SIZE=1> Park yourself in front of a world of choices in alternative vehicles.<BR><A href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=48246/*http://autos.yahoo.com/green_center/;_ylc=X3oDMTE5cDF2bXZzBF9TAzk3MTA3MDc2BHNlYwNtYWlsdGFncwRzbGsDZ3JlZW4tY2VudGVy">Visit the Yahoo! Auto Green Center.</A></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>