HHG question

[James Sanford]

I have started using HHG for my construction projects. It is working fine and I have not had a problem, but, I wonder: After I use the glue I turn it off and it may be two days later when I use it again. After sitting for that period of time a skim forms on the glue. I reheat and remix the skim into the glue and add a bit of water to thin things down to a usable consistancy.

At what point should more glue be added to the pot? I watched a youtube demo by a builder who gave very good visual checks to see if the glue is usable and I have followed his procedure with no major problem but it seems to me you would have to add glue at some point.

Just wondering how most of you decide when to add glue?

[amowry]

I keep my glue in a plastic squeeze bottle that I immerse in water to heat it. After each use I put it in the freezer until next time. When it gets low I rinse it out out refill it with a fresh mix.

[sunburst]

I don't add glue to the pot. When it gets low, or dirty, or too old, or has been overheated, or anything that might cause it to degrade, I dump it out and make a new batch after cleaning the pot. It's like Frank Ford says, this stuff is too cheap to take chances.

[Dale Ludewig]

I use the squeeze bottles also and, I think on a post by Mario Proulx, use stainless steel nuts and washers in them to help keep them down, and because they're stainless, they don't rust. They help hold the heat when you take the bottle out the water bath.
And another agreement about the age of the glue. If in question, pitch it and make a new batch. It doesn't take but a short bit of time.

[Audio Artillery]

I keep my glue in a plastic squeeze bottle that I immerse in water to heat it. After each use I put it in the freezer until next time. When it gets low I rinse it out out refill it with a fresh mix.

This is pretty genious. I keep mine in a sealed mason jar in the fridge, but I bet in the freezer it will keep forever. Good tip for us hobbyists who aren't doing glueups all the time.

[Jim Hilburn]

While the stainless nuts makes a lot of sense, I've always heated mine up in the microwave. I guess i could be a little more patient though. Love the squeeze bottle idea.