Glue Pot Improvements

Reed writes:

I have been thinking about some changes to my glue pot to make it work
better.  If I am like most of us who are using hide glue for repairs, it seems 
that we have this large pot capable of holding more glue than I would use 
in weeks.  So I run just a little in the bottom of the pot. Then when I lift the 
pot out of the heater and take it to the work, the aluminum pot gets cold 
in a hurry.

The idea is to have a cast iron pot made that would fit the heater, but only 
hold a cup or two.  The extra mass would take a bit longer to heat up in the 
morning, but it would allow me to take the pot across the shop for longer 
times without the glue begining to cool. 

As I write this I began to wonder if the cast iron is a problem.

Does anyone know of a foundry that would be able to cast a small run of
these pots?


Reed Spaulding
Spauldings Furniture Restorations
Lancaster, NH




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