> Tends to craze and crack epoxy violently - delicate components
> embedded in it can be mechanically damaged

A moderator like toluene or xylene may curb it's aggresiveness,
and they're solvents in their own right. Like methylene chloride and
many polar (or fat soluble) organic liquids they'll also be absorbed
through the skin and lungs, generally detrimentally to the absorbee

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