Since super glue is a cyanoacrylate product, am I breathing heated cyanide fumes, or what?
” Worried that I might get sick, I opened all the windows, turned on the fan, put on my spray respirator and finished removing the frets. I vowed to find out more about heated super glue fumes, and super glue fumes in general, because this wasn’t the first time I’d experienced the smell. We’ll all be removing more frets that were originally super glued the first wave is just now coming through. Here’s how the chemist who formulated our new super glue answered some of the more common questions we are asked about super glue.If you have a question, or a tip about instant adhesives, please send it to us! THE CHEMIST ANSWERS Here’s the word from the chemist: Cyanide is used in the manufacturing process, but it’s not present at all in the bottled glue. The fumes, heated or unheated, are somewhat noxious, as is any smoke you breathe, but less so than many other products used in woodshops, such as ones containing methylene chloride or toluene (paint stripper and lacquer products respectively).
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