Following on from Billy's thread about CA a couple of weeks ago, I'd like to relate my experience yesterday, and I do realise this will probably enter me into the 'Plonkers Club'.
I was gluing tubes into blanks when one got a little stuck half way in. I'm thinking 'I've used accelerator, haven't got time to mess about' so I gave a harder shove and in it went.....too far. Now it's panic, quickly gripped the blank tighter and shoved it back hard with the butt of my insertion tool. Thankfully, it went back flush and by now there's CA everywhere. Pulled the blank out of my left hand and was grateful it came away and plonked it on the bench and heaved a sigh of relief. Until I realised I couldn't separate the ring and middle fingers of my left hand! Ran into the house and under the hot tap, soaped up, but they wouldn't budge, not for love nor money. I was well and truly stuck together along a half inch stretch of finger. Couldn't find her ladyship's nail varnish remover, (where does it all go?), so ended up spending a worrying 10 minutes with a scalpel, gradually teasing the glue away before I could separate my fingers. Phew! Not even a drop of blood spilled, that was lucky.
Moral of the story I suppose is to always wear gloves when handling CA, I'm sure I will in the future.......maybe.
I was gluing tubes into blanks when one got a little stuck half way in. I'm thinking 'I've used accelerator, haven't got time to mess about' so I gave a harder shove and in it went.....too far. Now it's panic, quickly gripped the blank tighter and shoved it back hard with the butt of my insertion tool. Thankfully, it went back flush and by now there's CA everywhere. Pulled the blank out of my left hand and was grateful it came away and plonked it on the bench and heaved a sigh of relief. Until I realised I couldn't separate the ring and middle fingers of my left hand! Ran into the house and under the hot tap, soaped up, but they wouldn't budge, not for love nor money. I was well and truly stuck together along a half inch stretch of finger. Couldn't find her ladyship's nail varnish remover, (where does it all go?), so ended up spending a worrying 10 minutes with a scalpel, gradually teasing the glue away before I could separate my fingers. Phew! Not even a drop of blood spilled, that was lucky.
Moral of the story I suppose is to always wear gloves when handling CA, I'm sure I will in the future.......maybe.