[BKARTS] Gluetastic!

[jesse meyer <mc.tanner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello List,
I just wanted to thank everyone for the wealth of responses on the glue 
pot. We have found a few with your help. Re: the Crock Pot method, this 
is what we were using, but found that it didn't heat evenly enough. The 
glue was still baking on to the bottom of the pot, so we thought a 
proper glue pot might work better. We have come by a hold heet 1 quart 
pot with a copper liner, among others. This was new to me, I'd only 
ever seen aluminum liners. Someone mentioned that the copper pot might 
lend some clarity to the glue. For those who work with hide glue, have 
you ever heard of this? Also, we've tried the glue pot out and found 
that it might be heating the glue more than we'd like. We haven't taken 
the temperature yet, but it looks like it's boiling. There is no 
thermostat on these pots and we weren't sure how hot the glue should 
be. What temperature should the glue be at, and how hot can it stand 
before it becomes denatured and loses it stick/strength?
Thanks for your expert opinions all...
and Happy Holidays.

Jesse

Jesse Meyer
Pergamena
845.649.5806
www.pergamena.net
11 Factory Street
Montgomery NY 12549

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