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[Alan Smith]

Hide glue is probably good for a century or two. It also bonds metal to wood.

Old cabinet-making trick to help bond metal to wood with hide glue was to rub the metal surface with a freshly cut garlic clove immediately before making the join. Never tried it myself, but a historical curiosity that may prove useful to somebody.

 

[Peter Gutterman]

Hide glue is probably good for a century or two. It also bonds metal to wood.
I am reading a bit about it.
Hot pot has grab but a short open time. There are three main gram strengths. The higher the number the stronger the bond and the shorter the open time. The highest and strongest has an open time that only works for quick repairs with already shaped and previously bonded parts. Dry granules stay good as long as kept dry. Mixed and heated - toss what is left.
Old Brown liquid hide glue seems to want to be floating in very warm water bath. Longer open time not as much grab. 1 year at RT longer in frig. Providing that what you buy is fresh from the factory.
Titebond liquid hide glue has about a one hour open time and little or no grab. 1 year at RT longer in frig. Providing that what you buy is fresh from the factory.

Very sound, useful and helpful. I really like retro. Just look at the period models still intact in museum collections.

 

[Ted Robinson]

I think I may be finding myself in the same position. After more than ten trips to the emergency room via ambulance in the last two months only to be released hours later with a handful of pills. I drove myself to the West Los Angeles Veteran Administration emergency room Wednesday evening. They actually cared and stated doing testing. Today the tests are still in process and I'm in a quarantined room suspected of having MAC disease but isolated due to its having a similar appearance to tuberculosis. I realized today that I may very well not be able to finish my San Felipe and that if I do die someone will probably throw away what I have completed. Despite that I want to get well enough to get back to modeling and build as well as I can for as long as I can for pure fun.
Happy modeling
Ted

 

[Peter Gutterman]

Ted,
I've had the experience of wondering what the hell is wrong and wondering if I will ever really get well, let alone back to the shop. Now I'm pretty well back to fully functional.
But now everything is upside down trying to figure out where my wife and I are going to land due to her precipitous descent into cognitive decline. So, the thought of ever getting back to the world of sticks, strings, wood, workshop, workbenches and tools is rapidly evaporating. Here I am, physically able with both feet firmly planted in midair, not knowing how or where to land. So, I feel ya brother.
Don't give up the ship. Our goals look pretty much alike.
Avoiding despair in the near term looks like one foot in front of the other, a step at a time, and not giving up!
Or as my dad used to paraphrase "Sufficient unto the day are the evils thereof", 'and the rest can wait 'til tomorrow'.

You have all my sincerest hopes and prayers for a good outcome!
Pete