The Glue Book

About this eBook

Author

Taggart, J. A. (James Arthur), 1884-1955

Title

The glue book : How to select, prepare and use glue

Original Publication

United States: J. A. Taggart, 1913.

Credits

deaurider, Lukas Bystricky and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

TP: Technology: Chemical technology

Subject

Glue

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 70517

Release Date

April 10, 2023

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE GLUE BOOK
2. 2.COPYRIGHT 1913, J. A. TAGGART
3. 3.AUTHOR’S NOTE
4. 4.TABLE OF CONTENTS
5. 5.THE GLUE BOOK
6. 6.CHAPTER I IMPORTANCE OF THE INDUSTRY
7. 7.CHAPTER II THE MANUFACTURE OF GLUE — BOILING THE STOCK — DRYING
8. 8.CHAPTER III TESTING AND GRADING GLUE — THE TESTS — VISCOSITY OR FLUIDITY TEST — THE JELLY TEST — APPARATUS FOR MAKING JELLY TEST — THE FINGER TEST — SOME SIMPLE, PRACTICAL TESTS FOR GLUE USERS — SAMPLING — BUBBLES — SURFACE INDICATIONS — COLOR INDICATIONS — ALKALINE OR ACID QUALITY — BREAKING QUALITY — FOAM — GREASE — KEEPING PROPERTIES — ODOR — LABORATORY TESTS
9. 9.CHAPTER IV CORRECT METHODS IN GLUE-ROOM — ALWAYS SOAK GLUE IN COLD WATER BEFORE MELTING — USE ONLY PURE, COLD WATER — TESTING GLUE BY WATER ABSORPTION — A SIMPLE GLUE-TESTER FOR DETERMINING WATER ABSORPTION — MELTING, OR DISSOLVING, GLUE — DO NOT HEAT GLUE HIGHER THAN 150° F. — APPLY HEAT INDIRECTLY — LIVE STEAM RUINS GLUE — USE A THERMOMETER — HEAT GLUE SLOWLY — CLEANING THE MELTING POT — USE COPPER AND BRASS OR ALUMINUM UTENSILS — GUARD AGAINST EVAPORATION — DO NOT MELT TOO MUCH AT ONE TIME — CLEANLINESS OF FIRST IMPORTANCE — KEEP GLUE-ROOM WARM AND FREE FROM DRAFTS — USE BY WEIGHT — STORING — APPLYING GLUE — SECURING WORKERS’ CO-OPERATION
10. 10.CHAPTER V MODERN GLUE-ROOM EQUIPMENT — ONLY COPPER, BRASS, ALUMINUM SHOULD COME INTO CONTACT WITH GLUE — A SCIENTIFIC GLUE-HEATER — THE AUTOMATIC TEMPERATURE CONTROLLER — KEEP STEAM AWAY FROM GLUE — GLUE SPREADERS — CLAMPS AND PRESSES — DISTRIBUTING GLUE IN LARGE PLANTS — ADVANTAGES OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
11. 11.CHAPTER VI WHICH GLUE TO USE — HOW MUCH TO PAY FOR GLUE — KEEP ACCURATE RECORDS — WATERPROOF GLUE — VEGETABLE GLUE — QUICK SETTING GLUES — FLEXIBLE GLUES — The Republican Publishing Co. , Hamilton, Ohio — TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES

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