•Does anyone have any info on where I can get some liquid hot glue and is there anyone who has used it before? I read about in an article that said the only difference was the liquid took longer to set up. Being a new comer to the rebuilding process I have really enjoyed MMD. The wealth of informati...

•There is a difference. Hot hide glue is stronger. Hot hide glue comes in different strengths although very few re-sellers offer the different grades. One of the stronger hide glues is used in glass chipping. The glue is spread onto glass and when peeled off takes part of the glass with it leaving w...

•Readers maybe interested in an extract from `The Home Workshop' by George E Blakelee author of `The Practical Mechanic' etc etc. This must have been published in the 1910's or 1920's "Liquid, or Prepared Glue. -There are several formulas for making glue, but none of them so good for wood as the hot...

•I would like to add the following information to Craig Brougher's informative article in Digest 970522 regarding cloth and glues. Having restored automatic instruments since 1966; in the literally hundreds of untouched player actions I have dismantled, I have carefully observed which adhesives were...

•I no longer have to continuously futz with hot glue. When we come in in the morning the glue pots go on with the lights. When we leave at night they go off with the lights. I never add water to the glue and I never add glue to too-thin glue. My glue stays always exactly as it was when I made it up...

•> What keeps the plastic bottles from melting in the pot over time? The plastic glue bottles do not melt at 160 F degrees. I thought they would, too, but they don't. A cheaper bottle will split out at the bottom from all the flexing it gets, but my special bottles, do not do that. I can use them 4-...

•Hi, all! Now that I'm actually ready to do this (well, I've got *1* replacement ivory -- only about 25 more to obtain somewhere!) ... In reviewing old responses from my "how do you get the ivory off" question from a few months ago, I see that I don't know exactly what kind of glue to use to glue th...

•Use hide glue and titanium oxide (snow white) mixed 5:1. After the batch has gelled, cut it into cubes and store it in the fridge or freezer (haven't tried that yet). This way when you need a little, get a cube and pop it in the microwave for 12 sec or so. Instant hot glue. I do the same with plain...

•Rick, I've tried the ivory glue wafers that were "original equipment," but find them very hard to work with. I find contact cement works fine: Weldwood is a commonly available brand and is good, but buy it in the quart size tin rather than the little 4 or 6 ounce bottle with brush attachment; the c...

•You absolutely *don't* want to use contact cement!. The ivory is somewhat translucent (see through). The yellow of the contact cement will make the ivory appear to be yellow. I have had the best luck with glue wafers. What they are is dry glue imbedded in a white cloth. It is very similar to what w...

•A month or more ago, Larry Broadmoore wrote of the convenience and quality of fish glue in rebuilding players, and he very kindly sent me some to try. I didn't initially like the idea because the fish glue I have had anything to do with is too water soluble and softens in damp environments over the...

•A MMD reader found this compendium article on the 'Net: >> Hide Glue >> >> by Craig Deller, historic furniture conservator, >> The Deller Conservation Group Ltd. >> >> This article is adapted (with permission) from an unofficial >> FAQ prepared for the rec.woodworking newsgroup. It's at URL http://...

•The following Web page was posted on the PIPORG-L List. Interesting information. http://www.woodforum.com/hideglue.htm#toc Dick Beery Shreve, OH http://www.rbbsystems.com

•Further to Larry Broadmoore's response to Albert de Boer. I can recommend the fish glue sold by Bob Arndt of the Arndt Organ Co., Iowa. I'm using it extensively in a Wurlitzer Theater Organ restoration and it's a delight to use. Seems to have all the good qualities of hot hide glue and comes ready ...

•An excellent source of fish glue is: Columbia Organ Leathers 915 Lancaster Avenue Columbia, PA 17512 tel: 1-800-423-7003 fax: 717-684-4428 Current catalog lists the following prices. Pint $5.95 Quart $10.95 Gallon $33.95 Write or call them for their free leather catalog and sample book. Nice folks ...

•>[ Can someone please tell us the properties and typical uses of >[ (1) silicone grease, (2) silicone oil, (3) silicone glue, and >[ (4) silicone rubber? -- Robbie The uses and properties are very much like those of "regular" grease, oil, glue, and rubber. The difference is that instead of being ma...

•Hello again, In my last posting, I mentioned using Elmer's glue to apply a varnish transfer, I was referring to the old style varnish transfer. I have noticed that several people have frowned upon this practice. Let me go a bit further. In 1956, when I was a senior in high school, I was rummaging a...

•The method of using white glue on varnish transfer decals works great and there is no blemish. You just have to let the decal dry. That means you cannot rush the job. We have used the white glue (Elmer's glue) method for over 30 years in my shop, and the biggest rebuilder in this part of the countr...

•Hi all! The other day someone asked about where to buy PVA glue. I don't recall him getting a straight answer. Well, it's simply ordinary "white" glue. The PVA means Poly Vinyl Acetate. "Yellow" glue is also PVA (modified). Here in the U.S., the most common brand is "Elmer's Glue-All", made by the ...

•For what it's worth: http://www.bjorn.net/