<html> Hi Ed,             There also seems to be quite a range of qualities with CA products, and I have a gut feel that shelf life may be an issue.  I'm with you, re pin block repairs, it is far from temporary.  ( What ever that may mean?)      Repairs that I have I have done on S & S teflon bushings, and bridge pins also seem better than temporary. Common sense and careful application is the name of the game. Regards Roger At 11:09 AM 7/30/02 -0400, you wrote: <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>> Joe wrote: >> On a final note, I personally do not like CA glue for anything other >> than temporary repair, because I know that it will fail, eventually. Newton asks: >Upon what data or experience do you base that statement?     I used a bottle of CA on several projects several years ago.  A plastic clock on the wall, a wooden ruler, a pencil holder cup, etc.   About a year ago, the clock fell off the wall. A week later, the handle came off the cup, and about two or three weeks after that,  the ruler broke.     I don't think CA is all that long term, but what I have seen in blocks is great.  I also think that the increased torque in a pinblock comes from increasing the surface area between the pin and the wood more than "swelling" the wood. Regards, Ed Foote </blockquote> </html>