CA glue questions

[justpianos at our.net.au]

Hi List,
I recently purchased CA accelerator, with mention on rear of label of UFO
(User-friendly Odourless) instant glue.
Product brand "Satellite City" (805)522-0062
P.O.Box 836, Simi Valley, CA 93062
Good luck, and report back please.
Bruce Browning
The Piano Tuner



> Hi Rex,
>
> Yes odorless CA exists. I don't use it so I can't offer a source of
> supply.
>
> All houses are recommended to have at least .35 air changes per hour--so a
> build up of fumes is not likely.
>
> "The American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning
> Engineering (ASHRAE exiting epa  recommends (in its Standard 62-1999,
> "Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality") that homes receive .35
> air
> changes per hour, but not less than 15 cubic feet per minute (cfm) per
> person. A common rule of thumb is the 15 cfm multiplied by number of
> bedrooms in the house plus one. For example, a 3 bedroom house would
> require at least 60 cfm of outdoor air. [(3 bedrooms + 1) x 15 cfm = 60
> cfm]. Kitchens should have an intermittent exhaust capacity of 100 cfm;
> bathrooms an intermittent capacity of 50 cfm. (ASHRAE also notes that
> "dwellings with tight enclosures may require supplemental ventilation
> supply for fuel-burning appliances, including fireplaces and mechanically
> exhausted appliances. See information on combustion appliances.)"
>
> http://www.epa.gov/iaq/homes/hip-ventilation.html
>
> For bridge cracks it may be best to treat the wood with the water thin
> variety first to seal it--then follow up with medium or even thick. Be
> prepared to make more than one application.
>
> At 09:46 AM 4/4/2007 -0400, you wrote:
>>        Dear List     I have two questions regarding CA glue.     1. I
>> seem
>>to remember odorless CA glue being talked about on the list, but I was
>> not
>>able to find a reference to a source. Does anyone know if it actually
>>exists and where it can be purchased?     I have a piano that needs a
>>treatment on the tuning pins, but is in one of the new houses in this
>> area
>>that are sealed for energy conservation. Would the regular CA fumes cause
>> a
>>problem in a house where it may not be possible to get much outside
>>ventilation?     2. When using CA glue on the bridge, is it necessary to
>>remove the strings before applications? Does the CA have enough gap
>> filling
>>property to fill small cracks and gaps, or does it just solidify the area
>>around the pin?     Thanks     Rex Roseman
> Regards,
> Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T.
> Non calor sed umor est qui nobis incommodat
>
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