CA Glue Caution

Jory A. Olson jory@teleport.com
Thu, 2 Jul 1998 00:23:28 -0700


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As others have already posted CA is commonly known as "Super Glue" and I =
know for sure it's available in Sydney because I bought some there last =
year.

I want to caution CA users to only use CA in a well ventilated area, =
especially the kind with the "accelerator" marketed in the US by such =
companies as Loctite.  When the accelerator is applied to CA a small =
amount of cyanide gas is released.  If you're holding the parts near =
your face and inhaling the gas while using large amounts of CA you can =
develop liver problems associated with cyanide exposure.  CA is very =
popular with model airplane builders because it one can accurately place =
parts and then instantly weld them together with the accelerator.  Model =
builders doing this in the basement for hours have been known to have =
liver problems.

Be careful out there.  We piano players need you folks to keep our =
instruments working and liver damage isn't fun.

FYI, the "accelerator" is actually a catalyst that causes the CA to =
polymerize very quickly.

Just a word of caution from a former Pre-Med major with too much =
chemistry and not enough music education.

Jory

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Date: Wed, 01 Jul 1998 17:16:19 +1000
From: John Woodrow <John.Woodrow@aus.dupont.com>
Subject: CA Glue?

List,
I have for some time now followed numerous discussions into the endless
applications of CA glue.  I must confess that I cannot sustain my =
ignorance
on this subject any longer and must ask; what is CA glue?

I have rang various adhesive specialists and the best information I can
come up from an 'expert' in the field is:

CA is a range of air drying 'super glues' of the Cyano Accurlates (my =
guess
at the spelling) family which are marketed in the US.  These products =
are
not readily available in Australia. =20

Can somebody confirm if this is correct (obviously not the Australian
availability bit).

Appreciate any help on this issue.

Regards,
John Woodrow
Sydney, Australia=20


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