Are there any toxic problems with using CA glue plus using accelerator? I want to use them on baby rattles that will be made in two pieces and then joined.
CA and accellerator
Sep 28, 2004
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CA is used as surgical glue--once cured it should be no problem at all. The accelerator I don't know about.
I don't think there are toxicity problems after the stuff has cured - but you could pull up the material safety data sheet (msds) available on a gov't site. (Can't recall the URL, but it shouldn't be difficult to find.)
On a second note, I'd not use CA for such a project. My experience has been that CA is brittle and can fail fairly easily. (Just a couple weeks ago, a turning put together with CA, which hangs from my truck's rearview mirror, just fell apart... "snick"... one piece was still hanging while the rest was on the floormat.) I believe I'd use standard yellow glue for a rattle. As a matter of fact, that *is* what I use for rattles and I've not had a failure yet - even after bashing a couple with a wood mallet to test them. The wood broke but not the joint.
It's that Oregon sunshine! It'll do it to CA every time!
I've had the same experience with CA glue as Owen. It starts out fairly brittle and gets much worse with age. Definately not for a baby rattle. Works great for glue blocks and temporary bonds for small cracks but outside of that a poor quality glue for most applications. Use titebond.
Bob, Naugatuck Ct.
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===================================== Can you give a brand name/ source for rubberized CA?
Ken
I use either Titebond II or Gorilla Glue for baby rattles. Both (as well as the CA glue) are inert when dry. If you want the immediacy of a CA glue, go to a flexible one, with rubber in it.
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Craft Supplies carries one variety of it, although I can't remember the name of it at the moment. I think Berea Hardwoods carries one, also, but I can't find their catalog at the moment, to verify.
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