Wood Glue

[Bob Eager]

I guessed that was probably how he got away with it. He seemed to use it as a universal glue...probably overkill for many things.

[Rick Hughes]

On 11/09/2013 12:24, Bob Eager wrote: loss paint kept water off the glue.

When I had a large tub of it .. I used it for everything as well, it is strong & gapfilling .... not good health wise as it is formaldehyde based, it can irritate lungs & skin quite easily. But damn good wood glue.

[fred]

The dinghy had but the sprinkler tripod did not. It was lashed together as a quick fix but has lasted extremely well. As you can imagine when being used it is soaked and when not being used is subject to the elements.

[Bob Eager]

My dad worked a lot evenings and weekends with Cascamite and similar. And glass fibre.

He died of cancer of the oesophagus.

[tony sayer]

In article , Tim Lamb scribeth thus

How well did it impress her then?, do tell;)...

[Tim Lamb]

In message , tony sayer writes

The discolouration planed off OK but exposed gaps in my hand cut joints. I learned a bit about glass cutting while finishing the door. My woodwork master was keen to get some glass shelves cut for it as she collected little glass animals. I felt Oak would be fine.

In answer to your question, nothing to interest Adam:-) Leaving schools, jobs, new friends etc. she moved on.

[PeterC]

Formaldehyde and hydrochloric acid (a trace from the stomach as acid reflux)=carcinogen, unfortunately.

[harryagain]

So it is permanently in the water? Thought not.

[harryagain]

Used a couple of times a year and kept in the garage in between?

[harryagain]

Women never appreciate the work involved in such projects anyway.

[harryagain]

Certainly damned good glue.

[harryagain]

Sad.

It is a deadly poison used in some sterilising procedures in the health service. I think they have given up using it as it is too deadly and hard to dispose of safely.

I think there is a move to ban the glue for this reason.

[polygonum]

Which makes is somewhat surprising that there used to be this product:

"Formaldehyde Lozenges (BPC 1973). Formalin Throat Tablets; Formamint Tablets. Each lozenge weighs about 1 g, & contains paraformaldehyde 10 mg, menthol 2.5 mg, citric acid monohydrate 20 mg, & lemon oil 0.0006 ml. ... The use of the names Formalin & Formamint is limited; in some countries they are trade-marks."

I have long thought that was what I was regularly given in the sixties - but had to go searching to find a reference to back it up. The 1973 date certainly seems to make it feasible.

[Bob Eager]

[harryagain]

Nobody leaves a small boat on the water. Too much can happen to it. So you are full of crap.

[PeterC]

Yes, there are many nasties that were given as medicines at one time but aren't now - well, there are but they've been tested for safety when testing for danger would be appropriate.

[polygonum]

But I grew up hearing of the olden days when they used mercury/lead/arsenic/other nasties as medicines. but not now, surely? By the time I hit the planet medicine was all brightness and light and pharmaceutical companies only produced the safest substances.

Oh yes - then I started to hear of the thalidomide issues...

[harryagain]

Lots of cures will kill youin large doses. Most in fact.

[harryagain]

That's why medicines cost so much, all the testing to prove safety. Even then they get it wrong sometimes.

All medicines/cures have side effects. Sometimes bad enough to kill. None of these chemical were intended for the human body. Their curative properties are incidental.

[polygonum]

Bollocks. There are quite a number of medicines which are intended to be exact replacements/supplements of something the body does make - but for some reason in inadequate quantity.