OUCH! I have used CA glue in many situations---gluing ivories back on, tightening a loose tuning pin, etc. Yesterday, my daughter asked me to glue her necklace back together for her. So we went down to my shop and I applied the CA glue to one end and wet the other end with saliva. As I held the two ends together, I was aware that some glue had gotten on my finger, and just as I was shifting my grip to get that finger off the necklace before it got glued to it, I felt a burning sensation. And I don't mean a slight burning sensation. OUCH! Just as this was happening my daughter said "It looks like that burnt you." I asked her how she knew, and she told me she could see the SMOKE!!! I wasn't aware that CA glue could burn. I know I've gotten it on my fingers before and never felt a burning sensation, so why did it burn this time? Was it because the glue on my finger came into contact with the saliva? Tom Sivak Chicago PTG Associate
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