That IS a great tip I had been glad to learn! One piece spread with white glue, the other piece spread with CA glue, instant bond, very strong hold. I am thankfull. Allan Sutton, m.mus. RPT www.pianotechniquemontreal.com 2010/9/8 Susan Kline <skline at peak.org> > On 9/7/2010 8:29 PM, Bill Fritz wrote: > > The inventor of cyanoacrylates, Harry Coover <http://wiki/Harry_Coover>, > said in 1966 that a superglue spray was used in the Vietnam War<http://wiki/Vietnam_war>to retard bleeding in wounded soldiers until they could be brought to a > hospital. > > It's very useful. I've heard that dentists use it for small cuts because > bandaids worry their patients. > > As for the sterility problem, using it for a deep cut, that's why we have > immune systems. Regular stitches also pose an infection risk, even using > sterile sutures. > > By the way, in case people forgot what I wrote in the Journal about it, if > you mix CA glue with a water-based glue, the resulting bond is so much > stronger than CA alone that you can truly glue yourself to yourself in a way > which requires acetone and a lot of patience and determination to reverse. > Don't ask me how I know ... > > Susan Kline > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20100908/ec054fcb/attachment.htm>
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