[pianotech] CA Glue

[Terry Farrell]

I've tried the white glue/super glue thing and it never seemed to set  
up. It's definitely NOT instant. Maybe I just didn't want to wait long  
enough - but then, that is one of the major advantages of super glue -  
bonds can be within seconds - and is often one of the criteria I use  
in selecting CA for a particular application.

What is the basis for your claim that the CA/water-based glue joint is  
much stronger than CA alone? With "CA alone 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...."

I hope I don't sound too much like I am berating your Susan! I don't  
mean to do that at all. My interest is that I don't want to be missing  
out on any great little tech tip like this seems to be....... but I  
just haven't been able to figure out what is the advantage of this  
over CA with accelerator.

Do you have a reference for your Journal article? I do remember  
reading it, but it's been a while.

Thanks!!!  :-)

Terry Farrell

On Sep 8, 2010, at 10:51 PM, allan at sutton.net wrote:

> 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, said in 1966 that a  
>> superglue spray was used in the 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
>

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