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4th November 2006, 09:49 PM #31
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I use hide glue a lot but must admit it is mostly for sticking leather to wood. For this it is way easier to work with than PVA. I make my own gluepots out of a large coffee tin. Cut a hole in the lid and solder in a 400gm tin. Dont forget to punch some breather holes around lid. The one with the tear tops are best as you get a wiping edge that your brush doesnt get stuck on. Also need to use a tin that does not have a painted inside (whiskas cat food are good). I then paint all surfaces except inside smaller tin with epoxy enamel. Makes a very cheap and effective double boiler. I use a gas stove to heat pot. Once water is boiled, glue stays warm enough for up to an hour and pot is of course cordless. The glue I use comes in a gel form and is ready to use. Just have to heat and dilute. No premixing or soaking needed.
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9th November 2006, 11:23 PM #32
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HI new lou. you sure bought back some memories when i left school in London in the early 40s i joined a company building organs only pipes in those day, they went in to Cathedral and churches we only used hide glue in those days even to glue up the bellows, some of the ones in the cathedrals have 200 pipes and are 3 stories high so there is a lot of weight and stress even those needing repair all the glue joint intact, one thing make sure the temperature is correct. and you're joints could still be around in 100 years,
Go for it if you have got the hide.
Edward.
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15th November 2006, 07:49 AM #33
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Theres more to Hide glue than meets the eye
Gidday
Across my recent travels round the Net reading and such I came across some interesting information.
Hide glue can be used to bond metals such as Brass and Aluminum with the addition of a tea spoon of VeniceTurpentine per pint of glue , or plaster of paris.
Suprisingly rubbing the metal with fresh garlic also enables hide glue to bond metals:eek:
The method usually adopted by old craftsmen for inlaying ivory, silver etc was to hide glue the ground or substrate, dry grind the inlay without touching the critical surfaces with the fingers and immediately place in position.
Alternatively the metal inlays were rubbed with fresh garlic, and while it was never actually known why the garlic acted in this manner, it is possible that the garlic oil cleaned the surface and was it self so finely dispursed that it created no fresh obsticle.
Dark side Glue indeed:eek:
REgards Lou
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