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Hide Glue Pot

Does anyone have a good glue pot they can recommend. I'm planning to try some hide glue work. Regards, Gerry

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I made this 3d printed top for a wax pot a long time ago, I think the links are there. I highly recommend keeping the glue in squeeze bottles, it keeps the glue uncomfortably hot all the way to the i…
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Broken Neck Screws on Suhr JM

I had a client dropped off his Suhr JM Classic for a pot replacement yesterday. The fretboard extension hangs over the pickguard on these a little so I flipped it over to loosen the neck screws a tad. I found what looked like 3 missing neck screws and only one screwed in place. The one screwed in place was bright and shiny. I removed that screw and the neck would not budge at all. I focused a pin light into the neck pocket holes to find…

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I finally heard back from Suhr. They quickly admitted that they used to relique all the screw surfaces instead of just the heads, weakening them in the process. This is a known issue in their enterpri…
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Wax warmer for hide glue

Couldnt find anything on here about this, but looking to see if anyone is using wax warmers for their hide glue/ wax potting needs. They are pretty cheap but I really don't want to have to buy one every few months. Currently have a hot plate and pot, and hoping a wax warmer will be a bit less annoying to deal with.

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That's what I use, my violin friend in the building uses a double with one for hot water, that's what I started with but it was too big. I have a single one now like the one there and it's great. I…