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  1. SatelliteCity
    Here's a model ship you might recognize being built with CA glue. Below are pictures from page 45 of the book, Industrial Light and Magic: The Art of Special Effects. The modelers shown used Hot Stuff to construct the pirate ship from Goonies.
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    If you are experiencing bond failures with wood and CA glue- that is, if the glue itself is separating from the wood rather than the wood breaking with the glue joint intact- the problem may be the result of using the wrong viscosity or just a cheap brand that doesn't perform well. While it is true that thin CA glue cures faster than thick, you can't choose the viscosity (thickness) just for the setting time that you want. You also have to factor in the fit of the pieces and the porosity of the material. For instance, if you are bonding some porous wood and you use thin CA glue, it will cure fast, but it will also get sucked into the wood. Instead of forming a great bond, it will harden the wood and make a weak bond. If the pieces are not fitted perfectly, you also will not get a solid bond because thin CA glue is incapable of filling gaps. In these instances, a medium CA glue would be much more effective. Good quality CA glue is extremely strong, and it should be a rare instance when you cannot make a bond stronger than the wood- and that includes shear strength. That is not to say that it is the only type of glue that should be used, but the problems listed above are not inherent in cyanoacrylate.

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