CA glue. Do you use it?

[OLD WORMY]

If I need a really strong joint w/o clamping, I use 2 part epoxy. I also use a lot of Aileens.

[heppnerguy]

I was using Titebond 2 on all my projects and I kept running across places where a few drops of that along with a few drops of super glue was a suggested way to go. I also read about using accelerator spray along with the super glue. So I bought it and found the super glue along with the accelerator set an instant bond and I really liked that, so I started using that formula exclusively without any wood glue. Boy was that a mistake. At first it seemed like a great idea, especially when I was putting my Eiffel Tower together because it was so difficult to figure out how to clamp it due to the delicacy and strange angles on the tower. Hey and no wood glue to ease out and watch for. About 18 months after I had assembled my tower, I went in and picked it up to show someone and it was almost like it had no glue at all. It was suddenly in Three pieces. Apparently the super glue dried up and no longer held it together. Long story short, I had t recluse a lot of it. I was so taken with the super glue before this happened that it was about all I was using for a period of time. I thought it a great idea to put my hangers on using only the super glue because I did not need to worry about any hanger nails penetrating my thinner backer boards a ruining my pieces. A couple of heavier pieces fell off our walls as the super glue gave way. Lesson learned. I asked some of the people that purchased thingsfrom me, if they had experienced any problems with anything they had bought from me,

So far everything is ok.

 

 

Dick

Heppnerguy

[MTCowpoke22]

In response to Blaughn's comment on the fumes. One thing to remember about respirator masks is that they are particulate masks, not designed to keep out fumes. While some seem to keep the fumes at bay, they will not stop them completely. They will stop fine dust and smoke, and other microscopic particles.