G'day,

Ebbie: I think you are confusing your glues: normal epoxy resin needs to be mixed on the spot (some "one mix" ...?!? types do exist), but 'superglue ... alpha cyano-acrylate ... is a single liquid with anaerobic setting; ie it sets when deprived of oxygen ... as when you jam the job together, assuming it has good fit-up.

I don't think it was invented as early as WWII, but it was developed for wound sealing, having the advantage of not needing removal of sutures. It has been superseded by disolving sutures.

The first place I struck the alpha cyano-acrylates was in high grades of "Loc-Tite" - thread sealant and general nut lock. They later appeared in commercial packaging as "superglue".

Regards,

Bob Bolton