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Jim

I don't use vacuum yet, I'm just setting up to do my bridges with vacuum but from what I have been told your clean up routine sounds good.

You can use a damp rag, might be worth following with a hairdryer as Mario suggests, just for a few seconds.

The last one is tough to answer depends on glue strength, Mix, and if you preheat the components.RussellR38869.6989583333

[QUOTE=Mario] Hesh, that's the one. The "Little Dipper"....

The trick to getting the Hot Pot to run a steady temp is to keep it at least 3/4 full of water. More is better....[/QUOTE]

Yes... I saw your post about this before. I tried it and I get the same variances but they just cycle over a longer period of time.

Maybe I got got a bad one.

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Brock Poling
Columbus, Ohio
http://www.polingguitars.com

Mine is exactly the same way Brock, more water just means longer cycle times.

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Jim Watts
http://jameswattsguitars.com

Here's what I use. Proctor Silex. 13$ or so...



   On the model I have, I just need to keep the temperature control at the very minimum and it's at 140 in a few minutes.

I also noticed that the kind of water you use will make a difference. Just like in a vaporiser. If your water is salty, it will heat up more so that soft water. I have a well at home and the temperature will be a bit more erratic. With distilled water, it stays very constant.

   That's why they say to add a pinch of salt to a vaporiser if it's not producing enough steem.

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I'd like to be able to prove, just for once, that money wouldn't make me happy...

I forgot to mention that Consolidated Plastics (here) has many different size bottles that will suit your needs.

I also should mention something else: I work in an antique repair shop, and I see lots of old hide glue joints that didn't hold up all that well. I'm certainly not poo-pooing the stuff; I really like it. But it does seem to get quite brittle and weak after even less than 100 years sometimes. I don't know if this is because it was of poor quality to begin with, or if the joint was poor to begin with, or what. Just an observation.

Mike

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Mike

"The Dude abides. I don't know about you but I take comfort in that. It's good knowin' he's out there. The Dude. Takin' 'er easy for all us sinners. Shoosh." The Stranger