Ditto the Proctor-Silex "Hot Pot".  Built-on thermostat. No need to carry Yet Another Contraption (rheostat/plug/cord). Use a thermometer for your first setup run to determine where on the dial it will keep the water at 135F / 57C and mark it with a Sharpie. <br><br>Paul Bruesch<br>Stillwater, MN<br><br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 5/21/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">John Ross</b> <<a href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</a>> wrote:</span> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> <div 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" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</a></div><div><span class="e" id="q_112b19564aace529_1"> <blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 0px;"> <div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">----- Original Message ----- </div> <div style="background: rgb(228, 228, 228) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> <b>From:</b> <a title="rsanbornmorgan@yahoo.com" href="mailto:rsanbornmorgan@yahoo.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">Richard Morgan</a> </div> <div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"><b>To:</b> <a title="pianotech@ptg.org" href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"> pianotech@ptg.org</a> </div> <div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"><b>Sent:</b> Monday, May 21, 2007 9:09 PM </div> <div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"><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" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"> Visit the Yahoo! Auto Green Center.</a></blockquote></span></div></div> </blockquote></div><br>