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Slow Epoxy: GOOD-BYE!
By:Scott Hicks
Date: 1/31/2001, 4:48 pm
In Response To: Caveat (Pete Rudie)

After reading the responses to my inquiry, I took a closer look at my joint and decided that it had to go. With the help of a cabinet scraper, razor blade and acetone, I managed to get all of the resin off of the 4 corrupted panels in a few hours.

I wasn't sure that I should do this (or wanted to do it) but as one replier mentioned "the weak joint will fail at the most inconvenient location" I didn't think it was worth an unintended dip in Puget Sound!

I would like to thank everyone for their replies. If I hadn't have heard from you, I would have most certainly proceeded without fixing the joint. Maybe it would have been OK, but then again maybe it wouldn't be.

I am certain that I will have more posts and updates in the future.

Scott

Messages In This Thread

Slow Epoxy and seams
Scott Hicks -- 1/30/2001, 12:57 am
Re: Slow Epoxy and seams
Jeff -- 1/30/2001, 9:25 pm
Re: question #2
Ross Leidy -- 1/30/2001, 12:49 pm
Mixing epoxy
Pete Rudie -- 1/30/2001, 12:36 pm
Re: Mixing epoxy
Scott Hicks -- 1/30/2001, 2:47 pm
Re: Another way
Spidey -- 1/30/2001, 7:35 pm
Re: Another way
John Monfoe -- 1/31/2001, 4:25 am
Caveat
Pete Rudie -- 1/31/2001, 12:30 pm
Re: You mean 1.96% error
Spidey -- 1/31/2001, 5:09 pm
Upon further reflection...
Pete Rudie -- 1/31/2001, 5:55 pm
Re: scale is better, but test your brand first.
Tony -- 2/1/2001, 7:11 pm
Re: Food Fight! :)
Spidey -- 1/31/2001, 7:09 pm
Re: So, the thing to do...
Grant Goltz -- 1/31/2001, 6:04 pm
Or, 58 1/1000's inch! :)
Spidey -- 1/31/2001, 5:50 pm
Slow Epoxy: GOOD-BYE!
Scott Hicks -- 1/31/2001, 4:48 pm
Re: Mixing epoxy
Pete Rudie -- 1/30/2001, 4:16 pm
Re: Slow Epoxy and seams
Charles Cooper -- 1/30/2001, 11:48 am
Re: Slow Epoxy and seams
David Hanson -- 1/30/2001, 9:35 am
Re: Slow Epoxy and seams
Scott Hicks -- 1/30/2001, 12:02 pm