CA as a commercially promoted Band-Aid?

[Martin X. Moleski, SJ]

--On Thursday, May 08, 2003 4:37 AM -0500 Ed Deaver <divesplat1 at msn.com> wrote:

> I remember being told CA was originally made as a medical tool for this very
> reason, long long before we were able to use it on our balsa.

I've had success with CA helping to stop the
bleeding on finger & thumb cuts.

But it seems consumer CA is made with methyl alcohol
while medical grade CA uses butyl.
<http://www.fensende.com/Users/swnymph/refs/glue.html>

So for larger wounds, I'm gonna skip the CA and grab
my sewing kit instead.  :o(

					Marty #2874
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