Hobby glue

Rastogi SC. 1993. Organic solvent levels in model and hobby glues. Bull Environ Contain Toxicol 51 501-507. 

Certain products used in the home may contain //-hexane, for example, some quick-drying glues and cements used in hobbies. These products should be kept out of the reach of children and only used with proper ventilation. Always store household chemicals in their original, labeled containers. Never store household chemicals in containers children would find attractive to eat or drink from, such as old soda bottles. Keep your Poison Control Center s number by the phone. 

Anecdotal cases of contact dermatitis from triphenyl phosphate have been reported. A positive patch test to 5% triphenyl phosphate occurred in a hobby worker who worked with a plastic glue and had symptoms of psoriasiform dermatitis of both palms. 

Now take a one hole stopper, and run a section of fuse down through the hole so that about 2 inch of fuse extends past the bottom of the stopper. Rubber stoppers are for sale at the hobby shop. Bend the fuse around the bottom of the stopper so it doesn t fall out, then glue the stopper in place at the top of the pipe just as,at the bottom. Goliath is now ready for loading ... 

This miracle glue was introduced in 1959. It took about 10-15 years for the adhesive to enter the steep growth stage of its life cycle. The Consumer Product Safety Commission considered suspending its distribution to the consumer market because of the material s excellent adhesion to skin but the Commission finally decided that a warning label as required under the Hazardous Substances Act would be sufficient. Since 1975, consumption has jumped six-fold, and consumer applications have swelled from less than 20% of the total volume to over 40%. Other major outlets include electronics, toys and hobbies. Cyanoacrylates are now reaching maturity, and future growth will be more moderate (Table 10). 

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