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Re: has anyone tried . . .
By:Pete Rudie
Date: 3/15/2001, 10:29 am
In Response To: has anyone tried . . . (Paul G. Jacobson)

: The question is, then: Has anyone tried using a caulking gun and a clean
: cartridge filled with thickened epoxy for making small fillets?

I have used this method, and it works quite well. The need for tooling the joint is not eliminated, however the overall job goes much quicker and neater. One caveat, with the garden variety caulk cartridge it is impossible to load the goop without putting in air bubbles too. The end caps just aren't vented. There are three solutions to this. One is to live with the occasional "burp" and splatter. Two is to stand the cartridge on end and try to vent the air out of the tip. Third is to find vented end caps (refer to my earlier post about twin-tube epoxy dispensers) that are inserted until epoxy oozes out the hole, and then cap it with the plug provided. These are much harder to find, but they work really slick.

Messages In This Thread

How Do I Get Smooth Fillets?
Paul Pinder -- 3/13/2001, 4:17 pm
has anyone tried . . .
Paul G. Jacobson -- 3/15/2001, 2:29 am
Re: has anyone tried . . .
Pete Rudie -- 3/15/2001, 10:29 am
Re: has anyone tried . . .
Lee Gardner -- 3/15/2001, 9:49 am
Re: has anyone tried . . .
addison -- 3/15/2001, 8:31 am
IT DEPENDS ON THE FISH *NM*
steve pollack -- 3/14/2001, 7:44 pm
Re: How Do I Get Smooth Fillets?
Doug Kuik -- 3/14/2001, 12:39 pm
Re: How Do I Get Smooth Fillets?
grambo -- 3/14/2001, 7:50 am
If you prefer sanding...
Arceneaux -- 3/14/2001, 6:48 pm
Re: How Do I Get Smooth Fillets?
Jerry Siegel -- 3/13/2001, 4:32 pm
Re: How Do I Get Smooth Fillets?
John Monfoe -- 3/14/2001, 3:45 am
Re: How Do I Get Smooth Fillets?
Liz Leedham -- 3/15/2001, 3:10 pm
Re: How Do I Get Smooth Fillets?
Pete Rudie -- 3/16/2001, 1:06 pm
Re: How Do I Get Smooth Fillets?
John Monfoe -- 3/16/2001, 5:09 am
What exactly is "denatured alcohol"?
Ted -- 3/15/2001, 6:08 pm
Re: I second Johns suggestion
Lee -- 3/14/2001, 9:45 am
Re: How Do I Get Smooth Fillets?
Ross Leidy -- 3/13/2001, 4:26 pm
I agree-- loose the cotton fibers. *NM*
Jerry Siegel -- 3/13/2001, 4:34 pm