Hi All,
I made an enquiery to info@deluxematerials.com. This was with reference to health issues due to plastic glue.
A chap by the name of John sent me some information appertaining to two of their products. Roket Plastic Glue and Formula Plastic Magic, these being non-toxic and non-odourous, also they have a device for dispensing these glues called a Pin Flow, apparently very precise for delivering tiny amounts of glue. Their web site deluxematerials .com would give more info. Saves coughing (coffin). Mike
that's no joke Mike, the mind boggles the state of my lungs (copd) after working/playing with paints, solvents, stretching plastic sprues, glues, seemingly vapours from superglue will/can make your lung tissues brittle etc. So lets enjoy our hobby but with lots of fresh air. Cheers john.
I am intrigued by the claims of the company and also the company itself. I don't mean to say there is anything suspicious about them but it is clear that they are no DuPont or Dow Corning:
http://companycheck.co.uk/company/07199176 (http://companycheck.co.uk/company/07199176)
I think it highly unlikely that they have discovered some new formulation that manages to avoid the shortcomings of all the other brands. It is quite possible that the company simply packages bulk materials produced by major chemical companies.
Maybe there are minor differences in formulation that mean that some brands cause less irritation than others, but I doubt that they have major differences in toxicity.
You could always try requesting a COSHH document on whichever glue you are interested in.
The thing you want is a Material Safety Data Sheet, or MSDS. There is (as far as I know) a legal requierment to supply one on request.
Quote from: JulienW on February 24, 2012, 11:01
Material Safety Data Sheet, or MSDS
That's the thing! I thought what I said was not quite right....