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color=#000080>Paul,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=328053716-26102007><FONT color=#000080>It
sounds like it just didn't get hot enough, had a little more water than needed,
and didn't have time to harden. As Ron suggested, it would be hard the
next day.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=328053716-26102007><FONT color=#000080>Don
Mannino</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org
[mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>paul
bruesch<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, October 25, 2007 5:42 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
Pianotech List<BR><B>Subject:</B> Hot Hide Glue Problem<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>I mixed up some hot hide glue yesterday. The crystals were from a
package (my first/only) which I've had for about six months. I have
successfully mixed glue from it in the past, but yesterday it never set up
hard. It dried about the consistency of rubber cement (but nowhere nearly as
sticky!) Every time I've mixed it before I've just made a WAG at
quantities (cover dry crystals with water, per someone on this list) and stuck
it in my hot water pot, set at 140F. <BR><BR>I cleaned it all out and tried it
again tonight, but this time I weighed out 1oz crystals and slightly under 2oz
H2O (per recipe on the 'net). Same result. Very gummy, tho' I don't chew gum
and don't think this stuff'll make me want to start!! <BR><BR>Any idea what
could possibly be going wrong??<BR><BR>Thanks,<BR>Paul Bruesch<BR>Stillwater,
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