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CA Glue makes my nose run

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Jed Baxter

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I may have to stop using CA as my nose runs and blocks within hours of using it. What other alternative is there to use for pen making?
 
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For what purpose of process matey?

Glueing together or Finishing?
 
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Everything mate, as it looks like my body has an antipathy CA :down:

Thou mainly it is the glueing together as i hardly us it for finishing.
 
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I use polyeurothane Jed. OK you have to wait a few hours for it to cure but it has great gap filling properties and I've not had a failure with it yet

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What Keith says .. :ciggrin:

I had something similar to your symptoms Jed, so now when using CA for finishing i always where a face mask, if i am only gluing up a few pens i don't bother, if have quite a number to glue up i again place on the face mask ... :bwink:
 
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Gorilla glue would the brand you could prob get local of Polyurethane .... You could always just use Friction polish or cyrstal kote?
 
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Jed, i am lead to believe that this is common when using CA, it is like having a common cold effect. :down:
 
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Thanks for the advice boys, epoxy may be the one i choose, but i will also get my self some cheap nose bags see if that does the trick, as i really like how the CA does the job. :thumbs:
 
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Yikes Jed I just tried ca to seal a polymer blank for final machining......... it was like having chopped some chilli and rubbing your eyes...... whilst it worked i think I'll try epoxy brush fluid its expensive (£20.00 for 125 ml but needs very little) for my purposes as i'm not using it as a final finish
 
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I must be one of the lucky ones? I have no issues with CA right now, but i don't do much finishing with the glue. :thinks:
 
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