Est. 1998 — 27 years of woodworking knowledge
Skin cracks *LINK*
Daryl Biberdorf
>I'm still such a novice that I don't have too much constructive input on the finer points of wood turning. However, I notice that I often acquire a cut or nick in my hands when wood turning. I understand this is a standard job hazard. I'd like to report that the 3M Nexcare Skin Care stuff does a great job sealing the cuts, relieving the hurt. (Anchorseal for the hands?) I put in a link below so everyone can see the stuff I'm talking about.
Nexcare Skin Care
Superglue?
Jerry Nicholson
>Superglue works for me.
Jerry
Re: Skin cracks
Joel Hunnicutt
>I bought some of those ironclad framers gloves with the thumb and forefinger removed last year and they have really saved my hands. I can still feel with the finger out but no more abrasions on the sides of my hands.
Re: Superglue?
RonZ
>It works for me too but just don't use the accelerator. =o)
There is a new Johnson & Johnson two part liquid bandage. Many years ago they were already using superglue to hold deep cuts together instead of stitches.
Re: Superglue?
Jerry Nicholson
>I have read that the original purpose of cyanoacrylates was as a suture replacement. I first became aware of it about 1960 as an industrial product, Eastman 910
Jerry
For what it's worth.... the invention of CA
Russ Fairfield
>Cyanoacrylate (CA) was discovered by Dr. Harry Coover while working for Kodak Research Laboratories to develop an optically clear plastic for gunsights in 1942. Coover rejected cyanoacrylate because it was too sticky.
In 1951, CA was rediscovered by Coover and Dr Fred Joyner. Coover was now supervising research at the Eastman Company in Tennessee. Coover and Joyner were researching a heat-resistant acrylate polymer for jet canopies when Joyner spread a film of ethyl CA between refractometer prisms and discovered that the prisms were glued together.
Coover finally realized that CA was a useful product and in 1958 the Eastman compound #910 was marketed and later packaged as superglue.
Re: Skin cracks
Jack
>HI,
I've been utilizing dried cayenne pepper for all cuts and abrasions. The pain leaves in less than a minute as well as the bleeding. Best of all no scar.
There is a truckload of references on the Inet regarding this.
I have an aversion towards any chemical solution to a problem when there is a natural alternative.
I've been studying alternative/natural medicine with a passion after having a cancerous tumor removed from my bladder. The Lord has been generous as well as I and my wife doing a complete makeover of our lifestyle after that bit of concern.
And yes woodturning was part and parcel of our new lifestyle.
BTW I know nothing about NexCare, but I'll bet you a dollar to a donut there is some antibiotic lurking in there.
Jack
Wow, Jack!
Gary Evans
>I don't know if I could voluntarily bring myself to put cayenne pepper on an open cut for the first time. Maybe I could get my wife to do it for me. She seems to enjoy creating a little pain from time to time. 8^]
GE
Re: Wow, Jack!
Jack
>Hi,
The actual pain is akin to a very light bee bite and lasts less than a minute.
In the last 7 years I've been doing this I've not had one sign of infection and most wounds are gone in 7 to 10 days.
There is a lot of stuff on cayenne pepper on the Internet if you wish to pursue this.
One other thing. Whenever you are messing with CA, epoxy, or any other exotic stuff, remember that there are many who are so alergic after not taking care that they can't go back into their own shop. One of my best friends is in that predicament. Nitrile gloves are outstanding and HF has them cheap!
Jack
Re: Skin cracks
Jeff Jilg
>Leather gloves work too.