C/A Glue topic starter

[tgiro]

I've been using Bob Smith CA - thin and medium, for  years. I've also used Cap City, but it's more expensive. I used the medium more than the thin. I use the accelerator in certain instances. The accelerator is not water. It's some alcohol chemical mixture. Be careful with accelerator - it can make the dried glue brittle and the joint will break easily.

I use the medium to coat my turned pens (5 - 6 rubbed on coats) - a trick I learned from Barry Gross. I use the accelerator on each coat to dry it quickly.

Trick - drop a couple of dabs of CA when edge laminating boards. The CA dries quick and keeps the boards from shifting as you clamp them together.

Medium CA and sawdust makes a good filler material.

I never use CA as my final glue for wood. Titebond II or III or epoxy wins. But CA has it's uses.

[DME72]

i used to use a generic brand CA glue. now all i use is starbond brand. comes with lots of fine tips and caps and such. when i am done with my glue job i put the tips in a small jar of acetone for a few days to clean them.works great. starbond brand is about the same cost as the other brands. i have never been able to use those big bottles in enough quantity before the glue goes bad. 

doug

[MrsN]

I have used Stick Fast, that I bought from Rockler (https://www.rockler.com/quick-set-glue-2-5-oz) I used to make wooden jewelry and used it quite a bit. However, I don't use it much at the moment.