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Title: Epoxy mixing tip
Post by: steven yampolsky on October 31, 2012, 06:15:37 PM

I've recently learned about a tip full size kit plane builders use when mixing epoxy. I think you will find very useful:

After you've mixed up a batch, pour it into a fresh container before using it. No matter how much stirring you do, there will always be some unmixed resin stuck to the walls of the mixing cup. Pouring epoxy into another cup will ensure no unmixed resin ever gets on the model.

Title: Re: Epoxy mixing tip
Post by: Howard Rush on October 31, 2012, 06:44:40 PM

And here's an epoxy mixing tip from the Jive Combat Team: be sure to mix it.  When you leave out one of the parts, it doesn't work very well as glue.  I built some flaps last year that never got stuck together, even after a week in the light box.

Title: Re: Epoxy mixing tip
Post by: steven yampolsky on October 31, 2012, 07:47:32 PM

Quote from: Howard Rush on October 31, 2012, 06:44:40 PM

And here's an epoxy mixing tip from the Jive Combat Team: be sure to mix it.

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Title: Re: Epoxy mixing tip
Post by: Randy Powell on October 31, 2012, 08:39:54 PM

Yes, folks, that's our Howard. Our very own absent minded professor.

Title: Re: Epoxy mixing tip
Post by: wwwarbird on October 31, 2012, 09:43:39 PM

 Howard could not possibly make that mistake, I'm certain it was intended as a potential weight saving measure. :)