How does CA cure?

[Don]

Hi Bob,

Water vapor makes CA cure. Thats why if pin dope has been used *first* you
need to use *less* CA glue!

At 10:21 AM 11/12/1999 -0500, you wrote:
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>The recent discussion on CA and tuning pins makes me wonder if I
>understand how CA actually "cures".  What component of air makes CA
>cure upon exposure?  (I think someone indicated it was the moisture in
>the air that does it.)  And is there any difference in ultimate
>strength between CA that has cured naturally and CA that has been
>accelerated with a kicker?  For tuning pin applications, it would seem
>that if you could wait a day or so, CA would definitely be done curing
>even without a kicker.
>
>-Robert Scott
> Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Regards,
Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T.

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