super glue

Discussion in 'General Reef Topics' started by sodium, May 21, 2011.

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  1. borge

    borge Astrea Snail

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    Yes, it will. Lack of air does that.
    Now, I don't buy this without affecting stuff whatsoever, ppl in the same room affect the water, watch your ph meter ;)
    Filling grade and elastics differs greatly,Cure time... Not in my experience. But never cared for a sec either way.
     
    borge, May 22, 2011
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  2. blackraven1425

    blackraven1425 Giant Squid

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    In open air, BAF glue takes in the neighborhood of 2-3 minutes to cure for medium hold IME, while the Loctite glue takes 30 seconds to achieve that same level of hold. The Loctite is also like 5 bucks for .14 oz, while the BAF glue is $12 for 2 oz. That's why I won't use the stuff for all my needs, but only in the situations where I really need the qualities that make it so much better.
     
    blackraven1425, May 22, 2011
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  3. borge

    borge Astrea Snail

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    Why would one do that? Do you mean that you get more than a second difference when putting your pieces together? If that's the case it is not cyanoacrylate
     
    borge, May 23, 2011
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  4. borge

    borge Astrea Snail

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    Or did I not understand exactly what you ment by open air?
     
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  5. blackraven1425

    blackraven1425 Giant Squid

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    They are both absolutely cyanoacrylate, and definitely of vastly different composition and quality.
     
    blackraven1425, May 23, 2011
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