The glue book

Grades established by Peter Cooper--the tests--viscosity or fluidity test--the jelly test--apparatus for making jelly test--the finger test--a simple, practical test for glue us...

Much waste through faulty methods--importance of correct practice--soak glue in cold water before melting--test glue by water absorption--appliance for water absorption test--me...

Modern appliances now available for all users--only copper, brass or aluminum should come in contact with glue--the scientific glue-heater--the automatic temperature controller-...

Glue is now so extensively used, and for so many different purposes, that it certainly deserves much more intelligent treatment at the hands of users than it has received hereto...

An understanding of the sources from which glue is derived and of the processes of manufacture will be found of practical importance to the glue user. It will give many valuable...

There is as yet no uniformity of opinion among glue manufacturers and glue users as to how glue should be tested and graded. In a general way the manufacturer knows what kind of...

It is quite certain that glue-room methods in many factories are years behind the times. This is due to poor equipment, to ignorance and to carelessness. Many factories could no...

With the increased knowledge of the nature of glue, and of proper methods of handling, has come a great improvement in apparatus used. The primitive way of melting glue was to h...

The answer to this question depends so largely on the individual conditions, that only very general suggestions may be given. We have already suggested the need of experimenting...