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21st January 2012, 01:42 AM #1
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Hide glue pot
I've been looking for a cheap contraption to use as a hide glue pot. Others have suggested milk warmers and depilatory wax warmers. All the Australian sites either wanted too much or insisted on a minimum spend.
I've found a cheapy wax warmer on eBay:
Wax Paraffin Heater Warmer Hard Strip Waxing 400ml Pot | eBay
It took 4 weeks to get here from China/Hong Kong but it heats water up to 80 degrees Celcius on maximum setting so I'm crossing my fingers it will be okay.
Tonight I have my hide glue soaking in an equal volume of water. Tomorrow I'll melt/dissolve the glue and see how it goes.
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21st January 2012, 09:00 PM #2
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Would a slow cooker do the job????
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21st January 2012, 11:16 PM #3
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I don't see why not. I don't have a slow cooker or I would have probably tried it. The reservoir for the glue would be pretty big. You could always use a slow cooker as a double boiler and hold the glue in a smaller pot inside.
The wax pot was less than $30 delivered (albeit slowly) to my door.
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22nd January 2012, 12:22 AM #4
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have a look here these are reasonably priced The Gluepot Warmer | MusiCaravan
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22nd January 2012, 01:46 PM #5
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An Electric fry pan also makes a good water bath to put pots of glue in. Also handy for washing brushes and stirrers.
I use a leg wax bath I got from Carbatec here in Adelaide....does the job fairly well.Whatever note you blow youre never more than a semitone away from the correct one....(Miles Davis)
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22nd January 2012, 08:34 PM #6
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I use a slow cooker with a second jar inside (small vegemite size), water level in the pot is about 1/2 way up the jar.
Steve
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3rd April 2012, 05:57 PM #7
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Update
Quasi glue pot (wax warmer) going strong electrically. The aluminium insert pot developed a hole so I have had to buy a stainless steel insert pot to replace the holed pot. The stainless steel pot is an aviary bird seed holder from a pet shop. A bit smaller in diameter but the heating element seems to be concentrated on the bottom of the unit.
Still a happy gluer!
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