Is there a shelf life for modelers glue?

[zenrat]

Surely it's quicker to poke a wire down it than use a gas flame?
But to each his (or her, thank you Reg) own.

[Captain Canada]

Less risk of fire too 

[Green Dragon]

I use the gas hob "Mozzie Method". Used to use a lot of tube glue but since the formulas got changed due to morons sniffing the stuff it doesn't seem to work as well as it did. Mostly use Revell liquid and EMA Plastructs MEK.

Paul Harrison

[rickshaw]

MEK - Methyl-Ethyl-Ketone is extremely dangerous and carcinogenic.  I wouldn't recommend it.

[Mossie]

MEK isn't that dangerous to my knowledge.  It's a strong solvent and should be treated with care (keep away from flame and heat, off the skin, don't breathe it in, definitely keep it away from eyes) but isn't carcinogenic.  Used to work with it on occasion, it has some heady fumes and we had to wear gloves and eye protection, but otherwise it wasn't on our list of particularly dangerous stuff.

[rickshaw]

I am sure I read somewhere that MEK is carcinogenic but upon reviewing what the various websites claim it appears I was wrong.  Yes, treat it with caution and I wouldn't recommend imbibing it but it appears safe to use.

[Mossie]

It might be MEKP (methyl ethyl ketone peroxide) that you mean, that one's explosive.  A small bottle full will make quite a mess.

[zenrat]

Surely we all keep a folder of Material Safety Data Sheets next to our benches? 

I was examining my current glue today.  It's a bottle of Faller expert that I got in the box with a kit from evil-bay a couple of years ago.
Not sure how old it is but the print is wearing off the bottle and the local market labelling is a paper sticker.

[PR19_Kit]

Surely we all keep a folder of Material Safety Data Sheets next to our benches? 

Of course...........

I use mine for mixing 2 part epoxy glue and for testing different paint mixes. 

[NARSES2]

I used to find the latest edition of HM Inspectorate's directory on safety in and around steelworks usefull to stand on to get things off a high shelf - wonder how many rules that broke ? 

[Weaver]

In the job I just left we had a fair quantity of flammable/hazardous material in our stores, so I really did have a folder of Material Safety Data Sheets next to my desk, or rather, next to the Fire Procedures board, since we were supposed to grab it and take it with us when evacuating in case of fire.

There's always something they don't think of isn't there? There's rules on what volume of flammable liquids you can keep in each flammables cabinet, and what weight of flammable solids, but we had a large quantity of solvent-soaked paper wipes in plastic wrappers. No volume on the packaging, not even the manufacturer could tell me what volume of actual flammable liquid each one contained and no one, including our H&S officer and the customer's, could find or explain any procedure for assessing them. In the end I just measured the volume of a pack, multiplied it out, then demanded four extra cabinets to keep them in to meet the rules. Got them too...

[PR19_Kit]

PLEASE don't get me going about H&S people who haven't a CLUE about the technolgy they're supposed to be monitoring, but are absolute experts at producing monumental piles of paperwork just because there's a 'Procedure' that says they can!