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A guide for selecting and using accelerants with CA glues. Starbond_Accelerator_Guide.pdf
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I got one, placed it with my other glues for about three weeks. Today, my daughter brought a spin mop that the handle had come apart, and it looked like a piece that fallen out. I used the Dap glue to put it back together. As I went to put the bottle back, I looked at the ingredients on the label. Low and behold, it is super glue! Isn't that what cynaoacralate is? So, now where are we with this stuff? Is it gonna be what we need for gluing long lasting joints?
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Well I put on my big girl panties and did the inlay- using the suggestions you all provided. I saturated the fragile piece with three applications of thin CA after covering the back of the piece with tape. Instead of doing a typical inlay with a router inlay kit, I used double sided tape to fasten the sample shape to the front side of the "carpenter's mark". Then I cut around the sample shape using a coping saw- staying well proud of the sample. To complete the inlay, I sanded it down to the same size as the sample piece. For the lid, I covered the surface with tape. I scored around the sample piece with an exacto knife. Then, using my trim router, a template and the inlay kit bushing and bit routed to out the top of the lid. Did some final fitting with sand paper and this is the result- The inlay is not pushed all the way into the recess, I need to do some more sanding on the top. I know the fit would have been better if I had used the router/inlay kit on both pieces but I don't think the piece would have survived intact even with the glue and tape. Close but certainly not perfect- Also, I fixed up the unsightly nail hole- Some more sanding, a couple of "U" shaped supports for the pen, then on to the finish. Probably use some sort of clear coat. Although, a wiping oil would probably bring out the grain.
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Has anyone had any experience with crazy glue and soda for a decorative turned piece? I have been thinking about using some for fun. Can you add any coloring to it?
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I was researching CA glue for application in segmented turning. I've read that it's too brittle to make a long lasting wood joint bond because the wood moves and the glue doesn't. Star bond makes what they call semi flexible but I haven't a clue what that means. That's like laundry soap ads that claim their soap leans better. Better than what? Better than a bucket of vomit and india ink? I suppose I could just ask them what semi flexible means. Any one have joints i with CA glue that last ten or more years in random humidity? Anyway I digress I was on a web site here: http://www.woodworkersjournal.com/woodworking_blog/index.php/cyanoacrylate-everything-you-need-to-know/?patch_your_sistem? Where some information I believe might be a little out of date is offered about Cyano' glue One of the posters down the page told a horror story about a segmented turner who did a project in cyano glue and the night he turned ht his lungs closed up on him and it was off to the Emergency Room gasping for life. Something about how the respiratory system reacts to it. Maybe some folks are more sensitive than others. And there's this http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19188201 where it says in pertinent part: "Workers exposed to ethyl cyanoacrylate glue had significantly increased risk of cough, breathlessness and nasal symptoms. There was dose-dependent reduction in spirometric lung function with wood dust level." I've read that people who expose themselves to a lot of the stuff can become allergic to it too. I wonder what micron level one should use on respirator filters when equipping one's respirator for turning the stuff.
