Fw: Glue Pot Liner

[Ron Nossaman]

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><?fontfamily><?param Arial>My glue pot liner, has corroded, and been 
>leaking water for a while. I use the glass jar with the glue, in the 
>water.<?/fontfamily>
><?fontfamily><?param Arial>These replacement liners are quite expensive, 
>and I had been toying with the idea, of the cheap thermostatic controlled 
>heating thing from Wal-Mart.<?/fontfamily>
><?fontfamily><?param Arial>Anyway, I thought I would try one more thing. I 
>now use two jars, one with water the other with glue, and to get good heat 
>transfer I surrounded the water filled jar with sand.<?/fontfamily>
><?fontfamily><?param Arial>The holes are going to have to get really big 
>for the sand to leak thru, and even if it does, it wont short out the 
>element, like the water would have.<?/fontfamily>
><?fontfamily><?param Arial>So I have gained a few more years from my glue 
>pot. The temperature is 130F, and I think I had it set for 135F before, 
>but I think the 130F will be fine.<?/fontfamily>
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><?fontfamily><?param Arial>John M. Ross<?/fontfamily>
><?fontfamily><?param Arial>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada<?/fontfamily>
><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?color><?param 
>0000,0000,EEEE>jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca<?/color><?/fontfamily>


Mine sprung a couple of leaks some ten or fifteen years ago, and I tinkered 
the sucker. I cut some short lengths of aluminum wire, drilled out the 
leaks to the wire diameter, countersunk the holes slightly from both sides, 
inserted the bits of wire, and peened them over on both ends like rivets. 
Took about fifteen minutes, most of which was juggling and chasing little 
bitty lengths of wire. It worked though, and so far, they are still water 
tight.

Ron N