cyanoacrylate glues

["D. Tanke" <dtanke@dns.magtech.ab.ca>]

 We have used cyanoacrylate glues ("Crazy Glue") here at the Royal Tyrrell
Museum off and on now since the summer of 1992. Some people here swear by
them and others swear at them. They seem to do the job, quicker and better
than the traditional glues (ie. Vinac, Butvar, Glyptol, 5 Minute Epoxy,
Gelva). I'd be interested in learning of any readers use of these glues for
the preparation of dinosaur bones, especially in a museum setting. I'd like
to hear of any horror stories or praises regarding these glues. Please email
me directly and provide details on brand name, bone quality before glue use,
penetration capabilities, long term bonding capabilities, method(s) of
application, etc.

 Thankyou

 
 Darren Tanke, Technician I, Dinosaur Research Program, Royal Tyrrell Museum
of Palaeontology, Box 7500, Drumheller, AB, Canada T0J 0Y0. (403) 823-7707;
(403) 823-7131 (fax); e-mail= dtanke@dns.magtech.ab.ca
 Paleo Interests: fossil identification and preparation, ceratopsians, Upper
Cretaceous vertebrate faunas of North America and East Asia, paleopathology;
senior editor on annotated bibliography of extinct/extant vertebrate dental
pathology, osteopathy and related topics (9,200 entries as of Jan. 10, 1996).