CA SAFETY CAUTION
03-01-2004, 04:13 PM
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CA SAFETY CAUTION
Hopefully this is a no-brainer for everyone else, but I think it warrants mentioning.
Last night while working on my kit, I very nearly blinded my right eye!
I had just finished "ca'ing" some parts together. Wanting to clear the nozzle of remaining ca so it wouldn't clog, I tapped the bottle on the work bench to knock any left over glue down from the tip, and then squeezed the bottle. A stream of glue shot up from the bottle, impacting me high on the forehead! Had the bottle been at a slightly different angle, the ca would have shot directly
into my right eye, with results I don't like to think about. From now on, I'm wearing glasses when I work on my kits, and am going to be very carefull about the direction the ca nozzle is pointing when I'm clearing the tip!!!
Last night while working on my kit, I very nearly blinded my right eye!
I had just finished "ca'ing" some parts together. Wanting to clear the nozzle of remaining ca so it wouldn't clog, I tapped the bottle on the work bench to knock any left over glue down from the tip, and then squeezed the bottle. A stream of glue shot up from the bottle, impacting me high on the forehead! Had the bottle been at a slightly different angle, the ca would have shot directly
into my right eye, with results I don't like to think about. From now on, I'm wearing glasses when I work on my kits, and am going to be very carefull about the direction the ca nozzle is pointing when I'm clearing the tip!!!
03-01-2004, 04:54 PM
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CA is very unforgiving. Unknowingly had a drop on my fingernail and scratched my
lower lip and almost glued my lips together. The biggest problem I have is opening
a new bottle. Sometimes it will squirt out when you cut the tip. Always point the bottle
away from anything inportant.
tommy s
lower lip and almost glued my lips together. The biggest problem I have is opening
a new bottle. Sometimes it will squirt out when you cut the tip. Always point the bottle
away from anything inportant.
tommy s
03-01-2004, 10:45 PM
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RE: CA SAFETY CAUTION
My wife knows a girl that glued her eye shut. She though she had a bottle of eye drops but it was in fact CA. The optometrist said he deals with at least two people per year who make that mistake. She was fine. They gave her shots of novocain around the eye. Shaved the lashes, separated the lids, and removed the CA spec by spec with tweazers. I guess some was on the eyeball. She looked real bad for a couple weeks but healed with no permanent damage.
-Rocko
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03-02-2004, 06:03 AM
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RE: CA SAFETY CAUTION
Good advice. Safety should not be taken for granted.
In fact, I would think that since kit builders are handling extremely sharp and dangerous tools, a First Aid Box inside the workshop would be a requirement.
Some other safety tips:
If blade #11 is rusty, throw.
If the thin CA glue doesn't flow, don't squeeze, cut the tip, applying more pressure will give the squirting danger.
Replace the Cap onto any hobby knife.
If CA is used, ensure good ventilation.
In fact, I would think that since kit builders are handling extremely sharp and dangerous tools, a First Aid Box inside the workshop would be a requirement.
Some other safety tips:
If blade #11 is rusty, throw.
If the thin CA glue doesn't flow, don't squeeze, cut the tip, applying more pressure will give the squirting danger.
Replace the Cap onto any hobby knife.
If CA is used, ensure good ventilation.
03-02-2004, 06:19 AM
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If blade #11 is rusty, throw.
If blade #11 is rusty, throw.
03-02-2004, 07:06 AM
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RE: CA SAFETY CAUTION
What I do with the used blades is to put them in a butter tub with a small slit on the top. Any time I have any excess glue, mostly epoxy, I pour it on top of the blades. When the container is full I throw it in the trash. The blades are held together by the glue and inside the container so they do not harm any one.
03-02-2004, 05:53 PM
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ORIGINAL: tommy s
CA is very unforgiving. Unknowingly had a drop on my fingernail and scratched my
lower lip and almost glued my lips together.
tommy s
CA is very unforgiving. Unknowingly had a drop on my fingernail and scratched my
lower lip and almost glued my lips together.
tommy s
I always hold a rag at the tip, when clearing it. I also wipe it down so the next time I need to take the cap off, I don't have to twist it with my 18" Channel Locks, and never get the cap off, but succeed in reshaping the CA bottle beyond all recognition.
Gary
03-02-2004, 07:00 PM
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I also wipe it down so the next time I need to take the cap off, I don't have
to twist it with my 18" Channel Locks, and never get the cap off, but succeed
in reshaping the CA bottle beyond all recognition.
Gary
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I thought I was the only one that twisted the tops off CA bottles with a pipe
wrench, or vise grips.
I also wipe it down so the next time I need to take the cap off, I don't have
to twist it with my 18" Channel Locks, and never get the cap off, but succeed
in reshaping the CA bottle beyond all recognition.
Gary
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I thought I was the only one that twisted the tops off CA bottles with a pipe
wrench, or vise grips.
03-02-2004, 10:07 PM
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RE: CA SAFETY CAUTION
From the material data sheet, found at [link]http://www.surlok.com/msds/1415.htm[/link]
Note the recommendation to avoid forced separation. In general CA glues slough off the skin, in time.
Pacer Technology has a first aid page at [link]http://www.pacertech.com/firstaid.htm[/link]. In that document, it states
EYE CONTACT: Cyanoacrylate adhesives are eye irritants and tissue bonders. Therefore, care, including the use of goggles, should be taken to prevent eye contact. In the event of eye contact, the eyes should be copiously flushed with water and medical aid sought immediately. If eyelids are bonded closed, only a qualified physician should attempt to separate them. In case of bonding corneal surface, forced separation is not recommended. Allow the eye to remain closed and the bond to separate naturally, which generally will occur within a few days.
Pacer Technology has a first aid page at [link]http://www.pacertech.com/firstaid.htm[/link]. In that document, it states
It should never be necessary to surgically remove CA’s or to separate bonded skin using surgical techniques.
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I have been using the disposable CA squeeze bulbs from Dave Brown products for a couple years now. Allows me to keep most of my CA fresh in the bottle and the bulb lasts quite a long time if you keep cutting down the tip as it gets fouled.
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ORIGINAL: Flyboy Dave
There is something about that stuff that makes it bond instantly to skin. [X(]
There is something about that stuff that makes it bond instantly to skin. [X(]
My understanding is that CA was design as a surgical adhesive. Thats why it bonds to skin so well. It's used more so in Europe I guess. Instead of stiches you can push the skin together and drop some CA on it. By the time the wound heals together the CA wears off. I have used this many times for minor cuts.
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I had heard that CA was originally invented in the ?Vietnam war on the battlefield instead of stitches. On late night (again the 2am thing) I put a very deep 2 inch gash in my hand down to the bone, blood everywhere. As I am allergic to injection pain, I decided to use the CA trick (yes I know it wasn't sterile, but I was desperate to stop the blood), so I poured a small bead of CA into the wound, and held it shut for a few seconds. I just washed all of the blood away, and it healed up really fast (I think probably faster than stitches). I couldn't believe it worked so well. I wouldn't recommend this to severe wounds, but it worked for me this time. I am probably lucky I didn't get an infection I suppose.
If only CA bonded other objects as well as it glues skin.
Tim.
If only CA bonded other objects as well as it glues skin.
Tim.
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RE: CA SAFETY CAUTION
ORIGINAL: spirit pilot
Hopefully this is a no-brainer for everyone else, but I think it warrants mentioning.
Last night while working on my kit, I very nearly blinded my right eye!
I had just finished "ca'ing" some parts together. Wanting to clear the nozzle of remaining ca so it wouldn't clog, I tapped the bottle on the work bench to knock any left over glue down from the tip, and then squeezed the bottle. A stream of glue shot up from the bottle, impacting me high on the forehead! Had the bottle been at a slightly different angle, the ca would have shot directly
into my right eye, with results I don't like to think about. From now on, I'm wearing glasses when I work on my kits, and am going to be very carefull about the direction the ca nozzle is pointing when I'm clearing the tip!!!
Hopefully this is a no-brainer for everyone else, but I think it warrants mentioning.
Last night while working on my kit, I very nearly blinded my right eye!
I had just finished "ca'ing" some parts together. Wanting to clear the nozzle of remaining ca so it wouldn't clog, I tapped the bottle on the work bench to knock any left over glue down from the tip, and then squeezed the bottle. A stream of glue shot up from the bottle, impacting me high on the forehead! Had the bottle been at a slightly different angle, the ca would have shot directly
into my right eye, with results I don't like to think about. From now on, I'm wearing glasses when I work on my kits, and am going to be very carefull about the direction the ca nozzle is pointing when I'm clearing the tip!!!
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RE: CA SAFETY CAUTION
Here is a tip for all of you...you know the small annoying cuts you get from paper, knives, razor blades etc. that are really sore and you can hardly touch them without pain....take your CA glue and put on the cut then hit it with kicker and presto no more pain....honest...the pain just goes away and the cut heals quickly....
03-11-2004, 10:36 PM
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Here is a tip for all of you...you know the small annoying cuts you get from paper, knives, razor blades etc. that are really sore and you can hardly touch them without pain....take your CA glue and put on the cut then hit it with kicker and presto no more pain....honest...the pain just goes away and the cut heals quickly....
Here is a tip for all of you...you know the small annoying cuts you get from paper, knives, razor blades etc. that are really sore and you can hardly touch them without pain....take your CA glue and put on the cut then hit it with kicker and presto no more pain....honest...the pain just goes away and the cut heals quickly....
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HA HA HA HEEE!
I just got that!!! LOL!
I just got that!!! LOL!
ORIGINAL: iwannafly
well then, how do you explain so many little bottles running around out there?
well then, how do you explain so many little bottles running around out there?
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RE: CA SAFETY CAUTION
I glued both hands into a fuselage that was soundly nailed to the work surface.....and home alone. A buddy of mine was working shirtless, spilled some CA on the bench and leaned forward, gluing his (ahem! sizeable) abdomen to the bench. And yet another who spilled the CA on his shop stool and sat down, bonding his &*%#% to the stool.[sm=crying.gif]