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| Author: | Greg [ Thu Dec 14, 2006 9:41 am ] |
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Found a recipe for diy hide glue: Yes, from animal hides, almost any animal but primarily from cattle hides. This is simply because of the abundance of cattle hides due to the enormous world wide consumption of beef and subsequent tanning of hides for leather. The trimmed hide pieces (too small or irregular shapes to provide useable leather) are shipped to the hide glue plant. The glue manufacturing process is basically the following: wash to remove dirt soak in lime water for 60-90 days wash to remove hair and lime neutralize with acid, drain, wash & drain add water, heat to 110-120 deg. F for 2-4 hours (called an extraction) drain off the dilute glue solution, evaporate, chill, dry, grind repeat last 2 steps 3-4 times to extract all of the glue with the temperature being increased 20-25 deg. F each time. The process can lend itself to "home brewing" but it is messy and the aroma is found by some to be less than exciting! Your best bet is to buy the finished product from a reliable supplier. |
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| Author: | John How [ Thu Dec 14, 2006 11:26 am ] |
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I'm happy buying my granulated hide glue. |
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| Author: | PaulB [ Thu Dec 14, 2006 12:00 pm ] |
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Actually you make it all the time at home, you just never realise. It usually ends up in the gravy. |
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| Author: | Sam Price [ Thu Dec 14, 2006 11:36 pm ] |
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Really appealing...
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| Author: | Serge Poirier [ Thu Dec 14, 2006 11:42 pm ] |
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I'm such a bad cook that if i'd attempt cooking me a batch of HHG, i most surely end up with sugar pie! 
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| Author: | Michael Dale Payne [ Fri Dec 15, 2006 3:23 am ] |
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You can buy raw gelatin at you local grocery store it is hide glue  Don't use the resipe on the box or it will be too thin
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| Author: | JBreault [ Fri Dec 15, 2006 8:43 am ] |
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That can't smell good at all... 
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| Author: | Sam Price [ Fri Dec 15, 2006 8:53 am ] |
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[QUOTE=Serge Poirier] I'm such a bad cook.... [/QUOTE]
Haha, welcome to the club!! |
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| Author: | Serge Poirier [ Sat Dec 16, 2006 1:25 am ] |
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| Author: | crowduck [ Sat Dec 16, 2006 12:12 pm ] |
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Apply some HHG to some window glass and leave it in the sun, then see what happens. CrowDuck |
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| Author: | old man [ Sat Dec 16, 2006 3:19 pm ] |
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[QUOTE=PaulB] Actually you make it all the time at home, you just never realise. It usually ends up in the gravy.[/QUOTE]
Thanks, Paul, that explains the constipation!! Ron |
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| Author: | charliewood [ Mon Dec 18, 2006 11:36 am ] |
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I heard {I think} that another thing you can do in place of hide glue is buy pure gelatin from the grocery and heat and use that instead for repairs - I think I read that on the Gryphon site somewheres - am I wrong or confusing something here? Cheers Charliewood |
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| Author: | PaulB [ Mon Dec 18, 2006 12:05 pm ] |
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Yes it's just gelatin, which is just denatured collagen. You're better off with the proper stuff tho if you can get it, that way you get told a gram strength so you know what you're dealing with. |
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