CA Glue

Andrew and Rebeca Anderson anrebe@sbcglobal.net
Thu, 18 Aug 2005 15:42:35 -0500


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John,
Low single digit Rh numbers means the CA runs & runs and runs...and 
takes a loooooooooong time to seeeeeeeeeeeeeet.  Needs moisture.  In 
dry conditions I'll wet joints and then add CA.

Andrew
At 09:27 AM 8/18/2005, you wrote:
>Oops, typo.  Should be a very WEAK solution.  Maybe two or three 
>little Drano crystals in a quart of water.  Mind you, this is all 
>untested theory, but the chemistry says it should work.
>
>Susan:  The Elmer's could be interfering with the cyanoacrylate 
>polymerization in a good way.  (Sorry, sometimes I get carried away 
>and forget that not everyone uses "normal" words the same way we 
>chemists do!)  I think Elmer's is from an organic source (still 
>horses?) which the CA would "stick" to, and could make the bond 
>stronger than a homogenous CA polymer due to increased branching and 
>interlocking of the molecules.  My question (perhaps because I have 
>as yet zero experience with CA in piano applications) is "Why do you 
>need a "super-glue" accelerator?"  Every time I've used it, it bonds 
>very quickly on it's own.
>John Delmore
>
>
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>From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] 
>On Behalf Of Avery Todd
>Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 5:43 PM
>To: Pianotech
>Subject: Re: CA Glue
>
>And this means what?????????
>
>Avery
>
>As I said, VERY WEAD lye (NaOH, Drano


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