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Re: Epoxy mixing balance
By:Al Gunther
Date: 8/24/2001, 4:10 pm
In Response To: Re: Epoxy mixing balance (Doug K)

: I think you have a great idea!

: If you are over-dispensing resin or hardener into the cup, you need to work
: on getting a better dispensing method. Then your balance doesn't need to
: accommodate dispensing errors.

: Doug K.

Right. Also, a well designed balance gives you some warning, like a scale does. My two cup balance only moves when it's within a few drops. A single cup balance should have the pivot placed high enough to start it's swing sooner.

What ever weight method is used, weighing the hardner first, makes it easier to hit the final balance. My description of the one cup balance was set up to always do the resin first. By making the first pin set for hardner, (43 units distance with the second pin at 143 for a 0.43/1.00 epoxy.) that final drop is only half as critical.

Al

Messages In This Thread

Mixing epoxy, weight vs. volume
Al Gunther -- 8/23/2001, 12:20 am
over pouring
mike allen -- 8/28/2001, 8:27 pm
Re: over pouring
Al Gunther -- 8/29/2001, 12:10 am
some more balanced ideas
mike allen ---> -- 8/29/2001, 11:50 am
Epoxy mixing balance
Doug K -- 8/23/2001, 3:11 pm
Re: Epoxy mixing balance
Al Gunther -- 8/24/2001, 10:48 am
Re: Epoxy mixing balance
Doug K -- 8/24/2001, 1:48 pm
Re: Epoxy mixing balance
Al Gunther -- 8/24/2001, 4:10 pm
Re: Epoxy mixing balance
Don Beale -- 8/24/2001, 11:14 am
Re: Epoxy mixing balance
Al Gunther -- 8/24/2001, 12:34 pm
Small cheap plastic cups
Shawn Baker -- 8/24/2001, 12:40 pm
Re: Small cheap plastic cups
Ken Sutherland -- 8/24/2001, 5:47 pm
Re: Small cheap plastic cups
Jim -- 8/27/2001, 8:55 am
Re: Thank You!!!!
Shawn Baker -- 8/24/2001, 6:58 pm
Re:Talk abt cheap
Jim -- 8/24/2001, 12:56 pm
Re:Talk abt cheap
Matthew -- 8/24/2001, 10:07 pm
Re:Talk abt cheap
daren neufeld -- 8/24/2001, 8:28 pm
Re:Easiest Volume Measure
Dave Houser -- 8/24/2001, 5:33 pm
Mixing by weight (well, mass, but...)
Pete Roszyk -- 8/23/2001, 12:18 pm
Re: Mixing by weight (well, mass, but...)
Al Gunther -- 8/24/2001, 10:37 am
Easier method
Severne -- 8/23/2001, 11:17 am