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.
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CA and accellerator
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19 years ago
CA is used as surgical glue--once cured it should be no problem at all. The accelerator I don't know about.
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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.
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19 years ago
It's that Oregon sunshine! It'll do it to CA every time!
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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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19 years ago
===================================== Can you give a brand name/ source for rubberized CA?
Ken
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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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