Re: acrylic cement

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Original poster: "Richard Wayne Wall by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <rwall-at-ix-dot-netcom-dot-com>

Is it methyl chloride or methylene chloride?  Two distinct compounds.

RWW

 > Dave's right --- only use this chemical outdoors --- and use care.
 >
 > Dr. Resonance
 >
 >  > >If you wish to make this solvent yourself it's 80% methylene chloride
and
 >  > >20% acetone.  Also used to cement together fireworks shells.
 >
 >  > One thing everyone should remeber when dealing with methyl
 >  > chloride is that this stuff is pretty highly toxic. As a professional
 >  > firefighter, I recognize this name as a bad hazardous material that
 >  > requires extensive de-tox if exposed to, even in seemingly insig-
 >  > nificant quantities. I'm sure rubber gloves, eye shields and extensive
 >  > ventillation are required to safely work with methyl chloride.
 >  >
 >