On 10 Dec, 21:11, JakeD wrote:
On Mon, 10 Dec 2007 12:17:26 -0800 (PST), robgraham

wrote:
I cannot immediately find the confirmation of this but as far as a I
can remember cascamite was one of the first synthetic glues and was
originally made using milk as a basis

The original Cascamite, or at least the powdered stuff in a tin I
recall from the 1960s, was, as far as I'm aware casein glue. (Casein
being a protein by-product of milk, as I understand it.)

One of the WW2 twin engined
aircraft (can't remember it's name now) was made of wood using this
glue and always smelt of sour milk. #

Probably the de Havilland Mosquito.http://tinyurl.com/3brdxn

JD

That's the fellow - thanks for the link; very interesting.

This is now going definitely OT - my apologies ! My brother has an
overhead router (big machine weighing several cwt) which he was able
to track back through its manufacturers to being an ex wartime De
Havilland machine. It uses a 50Hz mains induction motor to drive a
400Hz aircraft generator for a 400HZ induction spindle motor hence
getting enough cutter speed for the wooden components.

Rob