It was in the church music room (choir rehearsal, etc.) I just thought I'd do it right, since I've seen so many castigations about using Titebond where not appropriate, although in my case Titebond is what I wound up using after scraping off the goo.
<br><br>How long should it be heated before using?? What's "too long?" Previously (and this time) I've used it almost right away after it's soupy. <br><br>Thanks,<br>Paul Bruesch<br>Stillwater, MN<br>
<br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 10/26/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Ron Nossaman</b> <<a href="mailto:rnossaman@cox.net">rnossaman@cox.net</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;">
<br>> I mixed up some hot hide glue yesterday. The crystals were from a<br>> package (my first/only) which I've had for about six months. I have<br>> successfully mixed glue from it in the past, but yesterday it never set
<br>> up hard. It dried about the consistency of rubber cement (but nowhere<br>> nearly as sticky!) Every time I've mixed it before I've just made a WAG<br>> at quantities (cover dry crystals with water, per someone on this list)
<br>> 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<br>> out 1oz crystals and slightly under 2oz H2O (per recipe on the 'net).
<br>> Same result. Very gummy, tho' I don't chew gum and don't think this<br>> 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, MN<br><br><br>You mentioned tuning the piano. Shop, or elsewhere? If<br>elsewhere, why hot hide? Mixed fairly thick, it does gel to a<br>not terribly sticky rubber cement consistency fairly quickly,
<br>and takes at least overnight to dry hard. That's what it does,<br>and that quick gel is one of the primary reasons for using it.<br>What did yours look like the next day?<br><br>I have had hide glue not gel properly in two situations. When
<br>it hadn't been heated long enough after mixing, and when it<br>had been in use and cooking in the pot for too long.<br>Ron N<br></blockquote></div><br>