discussion SUPERGLUED MY FINGERS.

[eddiesolo]

I have been working on the sunken sub and had an idea for the stand, wanted to insert some small nuts and bolts-great, apart from one nut that non of the bolts wanted to fit on :angry:

So, managed to get one nut to slightly go on-I know I will superglue it on, the back you will not see and once painted all will be well. Only thing is, the superglue I had was a old tube that the top was broken-so I twisted and the metal cracked and a warm feeling spread over my fingers and hand-I yanked it away but the damage was done-I had glued three fingers in a clenched pose.

I did the only thing I could-sat there using a microbrush to get some glue and fasten the bolt in place.

So, soaking the hand for 20 mins in warm water broke the bond followed by lots of scrubbing and peeling.

At least the stand is made.

 

[Guest]

That's dedication for you, finishing the job first before attending to your "wounds" :thumb2:

 

[Ian M]

Been there, got the T-shirt!
I was just bit knackered and wanting to get finished, grabbed the super glue to twist the cap off. The cap was off and I was holding the nozzle! That popped out of the almost new bottle of super glue. One clenched fist well and truly glued closed.
I believe that nail varnish remover was my saviour. Acetone works as well I think.

 

[yak face]

Yes as Ian says nail varnish remover , the one containing acetone works well as a debonder on skin. Also good for cleaning up any excess expanding foam on the hands , and cleaning the plastic nozzle/ pipe on the can so you can use it again if you havent used the full can.

 

[Jim R]

Hi Si
Glad you got at least some glue on the nut and bolt :tongue-out3:
I have not had a real CA disaster but I do have an interesting experience involving superglue. Sat at the bench, a mug of tea at my elbow, Johnny Cash CD playing, dogs snoozing peacefully at my feet, sticking PE to the current model. Hold PE with tweezers, apply CA with toothpick, bring PE and model together and PING!!!. Searched the bench - carefully moving everything. Spent 20 mins on hands and knees but the Carpet Monster was not giving it up.
Move forward to that evening. Sat on the settee watching crap TV. Dogs curled by my side and a glass of Merlot at hand. I stroke the nearest dog, feel a lump, investigate and the PE piece is found glued to her ear :rolling:
Jim

 

[yak face]

Hi Si
Glad you got at least some glue on the nut and bolt :tongue-out3:
I have not had a real CA disaster but I do have an interesting experience involving superglue. Sat at the bench, a mug of tea at my elbow, Johnny Cash CD playing, dogs snoozing peacefully at my feet, sticking PE to the current model. Hold PE with tweezers, apply CA with toothpick, bring PE and model together and PING!!!. Searched the bench - carefully moving everything. Spent 20 mins on hands and knees but the Carpet Monster was not giving it up.
Move forward to that evening. Sat on the settee watching crap TV. Dogs curled by my side and a glass of Merlot at hand. I stroke the nearest dog, feel a lump, investigate and the PE piece is found glued to her ear :rolling:
Jim

I thought for a minute you were going to say it was in the last gulp of tea!! :smiling5:

 

[Guest]

I thought he'd glued his mug to the bench!

Good trick to play on an apprentice that, glue their mug down just enough so they have to yank it up, spilling it everywhere when the glue let's go.

 

[Gern]

I thought he'd glued his mug to the bench!

Good trick to play on an apprentice that, glue their mug down just enough so they have to yank it up, spilling it everywhere when the glue let's go.

See! That's exactly why it's so b****y hard to get a perfect cuppa for the boss with all your "mates" playing tricks like that!!

 

[boatman]

well I had a disaster when I was building my Nimitz carrier an what happened was I was holding in tweesers a bit of bendy plasti card an I sqeezed the s/glue onto the card an it sprung upwards towards me an of all the places it could have gone it went right into my eye well it was the quickest I have ever moved an ran straight to the tap an spashed cold water into my eye an it burned like heck well then a trip to hospital was on the cards waited 5hrs to be seen but the nurse looked at it with a blue light an said another 3mm in to the clear part of eye an I would have been blinded an she said the glue had burned a crater into my eye but thankfully with some sandin cream which I had to put into my eye an an it worked like sand paper THANKFULLY no lasting damage to my eye
chris

 

[Jim R]

Hi Christopher
Frightening experience. You were lucky. Glad you are OK. Bet it's made you wary of superglue!
Jim

 

[boatman]

Hi Christopher
Frightening experience. You were lucky. Glad you are OK. Bet it's made you wary of superglue!
Jim

HI JIM YES IT HAS ALWAYS WEAR SAFTEY GLASSES NOW THANKS an I hope all you guys wear them when usein this glue as its leathal
chris

 

[Guest]

Ouch Chris, lucky escape there.

Glue is about the only thing I haven't had in my eyes. I've had many trips to the eye clinic in the past with molten plastic (from grinding a car bumper), wood (circular saw), and a shard of metal that left a rusty ring on my eye for weeks.

Worst has to be a face full of thinners though. I opened the gun wash machine one day (imagine a dishwasher on steroids running thinners through it). The safety mechanism failed and I received a high pressure jet of the stuff straight in my left eye. My face and clothes were soaked. Luckily we had a sink right outside the paint mixing room so I staggered there, face burning, and just stayed under the running tap until help arrived.

Got really lucky that day, no lasting damage, but I never do anything without specs, goggles or a face shield now.

 

[boatman]

HI Andy another one learned his lesson the hard way like me but we never do it again will we
chris

 

[Ian M]

HI JIM YES IT HAS ALWAYS WEAR SAFTEY GLASSES NOW THANKS an I hope all you guys wear them when usein this glue as its leathal
chris

As a spectacle user I think I can say great idea. Several times those tiny bits that ping off at supersonic speed have hit the lens with quite a speed!!
I too have had a bit of PE fly off into oblivion after having CA'ed it. Found it later that day stuck to the bridge piece of my specs! Close call.

 

[boatman]

As a spectacle user I think I can say great idea. Several times those tiny bits that ping off at supersonic speed have hit the lens with quite a speed!!
I too have had a bit of PE fly off into oblivion after having CA'ed it. Found it later that day stuck to the bridge piece of my specs! Close call.

HI Ian yes it was a close call indeed it just goes to show murphy's law alive an well
chris

 

[Dave Ward]

I think that everyone who has used CA has their own disaster story!
Wearing glasses has saved my sight on several occasions - metal shards from a shaper, chipping my glasses from about 3m. Myself and two coworkers having our faces sprayed with carbon solvent from a burst pipe above us - I had slight chemical burns to my forehead & cheeks - but my two companions ended up in hospital, having their eyeballs syringed...................
Dave

 

[stillp]

Ouch!

 

[Guest]

Tut tut Si you should know better at your age.

I use 5ml. tattoo cups in a stand. Decant a small amount into the cup. Then I also
use 3m size tattoo needles to place the C/A.

All on Ebay & Amazon. All items cheap as chips. Cups dispose of after one use.
Tattoo needles last a good few times. Use a lighter to burn off old C/A.

OnUse Rocket in thin meduim & thick. Remove the tops & replace with the plastic
tube tips. Does not dry out & is less dangerous in decanting. Or finger glueing.

Just shows how good C/A is with a little dampness. Another tip i have found. Do
not use accelerator it is messy. Use on one of the surfaces a C/A primer. shorter
time for going off but enough time for slight adjustments.

Laurie