Hi there

Has anybody tried this? Many of us spend out on epoxy putty etc. to carve patterns - but maybe a cheaper alternative is sitting in the fridge?...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGxPhW06Jvg

According to Wikipedia, Casein was used for buttons et al in the past, so it should be pretty resilient...

Sheer curiosity dictates I've got to give it a try!

All the best

Rowan

That must be one of the vaulted industrial secrets manufacturers don't want us to know about. Wonder how it got out??!! - It's interesting; I'm going to try it on something.

Thanks, Rowan

Thats after it has been treated with formaldehyde. Very nasty stuff. Not something you should do in the kitchen.

http://www.howstuffworks.com/environmental/green-tech/sustainable/5-plastic-substitutes4.htm

What is described is a basic casein glue. All explained here:

http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/fplrn/fplrn158.pdf

This is the best bit



It has been found that casein of the very highest grade is not essential for gluemaking. It does not follow, however, that a decidedly inferior casein will yield a high-grade glue; for instance, moth infection may alter the properties of casein to such an extent that water-resistant glues cannot be prepared from the infected material. A casein suitable for gluemaking should have a low fat and acid content, should be free from burnt or discolored particles, sour odor, larvae, maggots, and other extraneous animal matter; and it should be ground fine enough to pass through a 20-mesh sieve.

Try Smart Plastic, bottom of the page.

http://www.deluxematerials.co.uk/pages/latestproducts.htm

Hi Antoni

So have you tried it? (not the formaldehyde bit, obviously)?

All the best

Rowan

Only when I was a kid. Always thought of it as wood glue.