ORIGINAL: Stick 40
Hi,
thanks, I wonder if we should not spend some time on the alternates to using ca glues. It seems that there is a growing problem with CA, the more we use it the bigger the problem.
Has anyone built a ARF using glues other than CA???
sticks
CA was originally developed to help hold wounds close on the battle field.
As such it's actually pretty inert.
However it reacts to the liquid in your mucus membranes, causing tearing, sinus problems, etc.
Add to that it's tendancy to vaporize into very fine particulates, and you get the reasons for all of the complaints.
We tend to hover over our work right in the line of the rising CA particles, exacerbating the problem.
A cross blowing fan works great to direct the fumes away from you, but you must be upwind of the CA, and well away from any rising fumes.