I can not figure a way to reply and attach a photo to a reply so here’s a new one with some of the earlier questions being addressed. The Pot: Rival hot pot(15-20 dollars). When you’re not heating glue, you can boil water faster in this than you can in most microwave ovens. I love this thing. Little hide chips don’t bother your coffee brew. The Glue: 190gram. Best all around weight IMHO. I find 250 sets up a little too fast without using urea. The jar: pirex 80ml jar found in the dumpster near Duke Univ. Most any small jar will do. I like a jar that I can put in the pot and get the pot almost full of water and have the jar stay put and not float around too much. Don’t worry about all this blather about the jar should not touch the electric eye. This is not chocolate. I have cooked hundreds of jars full and never had a burn. Temp gage: cheap meat needle type. reliable and water-tight. Do some test to find the ideal temp setting for the pot to keep your glue at 140F. My set up sits a little below the halfway point on the selector dial. Once you dial it in your in there. From the earlier discussions I gathered there was concern about the glue cooling and other complications. I thought about what I do in detail and thought a summary might help another person curious about this “mysterious and troublesome” glue. I fill my jar(what ever fits when the lid is down). I like the becker with a spout so I can fit it in the spout opening in the hot pot and get my temperature needle in the glue. You don’t need pirex- you only heat to 140-150. With a heavy mix 70ml by volume, it will sink the jar in a deep pool of 140 degree F water. I find the deeper the pot water the more even the heat and the longer you can unplug the pot, take it to the work and play glue meister. Today, I unplugged the pot, stuck a big glue brush in multiple times, left the lid open for well over 10 minutes and the glue only cooled to 135F. I spread the hide on a panel 16 x 36 fit the veneer on one side, flipped it and did the other side and pressed it with clamps. About 6 hours later, it was flat as you could ever hope for with no bubbles and no squeeze thru like some other glues I have tried. The room temp was 64degrees F during the glue up. I can’t think of anything else I might add to help out on this subject other than include a test tip. I go to the scrap box and get to pieces of wood with good clean surfaces. When I think my glue is lookin’ ready, I do a quick rub joint. I have lots of rub joint scraps around and to date none have failed. What’s the point? Keep this simple its just glue. Play with it and see if its for you. Hey if you’re low on scraps, run the first one under hot water and practice taking it apart. Joy. Now glue it back up WITHOUT CLEANING THE GLUE. YOU GOT IT. From America’s Test Workbench I’m Chris K… what? Cut this guy off. dan