<br><br> <div class="gmail_quote">On Dec 9, 2007 8:49 PM, Dean May <<a href="mailto:deanmay@pianorebuilders.com">deanmay@pianorebuilders.com</a>> wrote:<br> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid"> <div lang="EN-US" vlink="purple" link="blue" bgcolor="white"> <div> <p><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I just use a hammer shank with the tip flattened on the belt sander</span></font></p> <p><font face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </span></font></p> <div> <p><b><font face="Bradley Hand ITC" color="navy" size="6"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 22pt; COLOR: navy">Dean</span></font></b><font color="navy"><span style="COLOR: navy"></span></font></p> <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman" color="navy" size="3"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: navy">Dean May             cell 812.239.3359 </span></font></p> <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman" color="navy" size="3"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: navy">PianoRebuilders.com   812.235.5272 </span></font></p> <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Times New Roman" color="navy" size="3"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: navy">Terre Haute</span></font><font color="navy"><span style="COLOR: navy"> IN  47802</span></font></p> </div> <div> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <hr align="center" width="100%" size="2"> </span></font></div> <p><b><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">From:</span></font></b><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> <a href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org" target="_blank"> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org" target="_blank">pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</a>] <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </span></b>William R. Monroe<br><b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> Sent:</span></b> Sunday, December 09, 2007 9:40 PM<br><b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</span></b> Pianotech List<br><b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: hide glue 3</span></font></p></div> <div> <div></div> <div class="Wj3C7c"> <p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> </span></font></p> <div> <p><font face="Bookman Old Style" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Egads!</span></font></p></div> <div> <p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> </span></font></p></div> <div> <p><font face="Bookman Old Style" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Just rinse out the jar with some of that nice warm water in your glue pot - spic and span in no time.  Waste not..........</span></font></p></div> <div> <p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> </span></font></p></div> <div> <p><font face="Bookman Old Style" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">I've been using flux brushes for hide glue application.  Two sizes that I've found work well, and you can easily trim them to a profile you like.  And, yes, I clean those too.  Just stick it in the water when done. </span></font></p></div> <div> <p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> </span></font></p></div> <div> <p><font face="Bookman Old Style" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">William R. Monroe</span></font></p></div> <div> <p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> </span></font></p></div> <blockquote style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; MARGIN: 5pt 0in 5pt 3.75pt; BORDER-LEFT: black 1.5pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none"> <div> <p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I use a cheap artist paint brush, then throw it away when I'm done. I also tend to throw away the baby food jar.</span></font></p></div> <div> <p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> </span></font></p></div> <div> <p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Ron</span></font></p></div></blockquote></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div> <div>I use an old "Polyperk" coffepot, .50 cents from a rummage sale looks like the hot pot works the same. I use a flattened hammer shank like Dean, through the top of the pot, where I cut it off ala Spurlock. Dipping it into a babyfood jar which is suspended on three screws screwed through the side of a pineapple slices can which is galvanized, it won't rust out on me. I have flux brushes for larger jobs. I find it only takes a few minutes to wash everything out with hot water for re-use. If you are going to use it soon, 24 to 48 hours you can refrigerate the glue in the babyfood jar and re-heat it. </div> <div>A friend had a glue pot that had rusted out on him which is what convinced me to use Bill's idea.</div> <div>Mike<br>-- <br>A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.<br>Michael Magness<br>Magness Piano Service<br>608-786-4404<br><a href="http://www.IFixPianos.com">www.IFixPianos.com </a><br>email <a href="mailto:mike@ifixpianos.com">mike@ifixpianos.com</a> </div>