MPVic
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Has anyone experienced slow drying of the Starbond odorless thin??? I am tying it as a finish and the fact that it's odorless.
Starbond slow drying
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leehljp
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Mark, is your shop heated? Do you keep it a temperature lower than 70°F? When I lived overseas, where I started pen turning, I learned that around 18°C and below caused the CA to take more time to cure/dry. Since I learned that, I have kept a hair dryer in my shop ever since. While I have a heat gun, they get too hot too quickly, but with a hair dryer it is easier to control the heat and does help speed up the process. Drying/curing does better above 70°F /20°C.
howsitwork
Member
Hank
thank you !
I never knew that and it makes so much sense as the polymerisation will be faster at raised temperatures
thank you !
I never knew that and it makes so much sense as the polymerisation will be faster at raised temperatures
MPVic
Member
Actually my "shop" is indoors so temp is no problem. But I really like your suggestion about the hair dryer - thanks.
duncsuss
Member
It might not apply to all varieties of CA, but I know that some of them act faster when the humidity is higher. Where I live (Boston area) and Canada at this time of the year typically have a very low RelH so that might be impacting the set/cure speed.
howsitwork
Member
Duncan
this is true as the Majority ( but not all ) of CA are acid stabilised and the dilution of the acid my moisture present in the air and wood causes the polymerisation to start.
So called medical grade superglues use a different stabiliser ( hence they don't hurt when you seal a cut with them ) . Our normal CA will stop wounds but it hurts like
***** when you apply them , steri strips are so much nicer DAMHIKT
duncsuss
Member
yeah, you don't need to ask me eitherOur normal CA will stop wounds but it hurts like
