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Re: What is the wood flour for?
By:Ken Finger
Date: 1/31/2002, 2:09 pm
In Response To: What is the wood flour for? (rb)

: Somehow I missed in the manual what the wood flour is for? The kit contains
: two bags of "wood flour". Initially I thought it was part of the
: epoxy kit until I realized that only the juggs are to be mixed.

Yes, it is part of the epoxy kit. It is used to thicken the epoxy for the fillets. Mix the resin and hardener as described in the directions. This mixture will be very runny - completely useless for holding the panels together because it won't stay in place until dry. When thoroughly mixed, stir in the wood flour until the desired thickness is achieved - I believe the instructions say "like peanut butter" or something similar. Once this is achieved, spread the mixture in the joints between the panels - this is called the fillet.

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S&G: WGW Construction. Day 2
rb -- 1/31/2002, 11:22 am
Re: Take a minute to learn about epoxy
Chip Sandresky -- 1/31/2002, 3:17 pm
Re: S&G: WGW Construction. Day 2
Jim Owens -- 1/31/2002, 3:15 pm
the 1st thing i'd do
mike allen ---> -- 1/31/2002, 1:33 pm
What is the wood flour for?
rb -- 1/31/2002, 1:03 pm
You use it to make Wood Biscuits *NM*
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 2/1/2002, 10:35 am
Re: You use it to make Wood Biscuits
daren neufeld -- 2/1/2002, 10:17 pm
Re: Nick Made a Funny ??? :) :) O.T.
Rehd -- 2/1/2002, 1:26 pm
Cookies that don't crumble ...
Bill Price -- 2/1/2002, 2:38 pm
Re: Cookies that don't crumble ...
Rehd -- 2/1/2002, 3:07 pm
The International Cookie conspiracy solved! *Pic*
!RUSS -- 2/2/2002, 5:37 pm
Re: The International Cookie conspiracy solved!
Rehd -- 2/2/2002, 7:18 pm
Ice Fishing Shack or Church in the morning :D *Pic*
!RUSS -- 2/2/2002, 8:07 pm
Re: What is the wood flour for?
Scott Fitzgerrell -- 1/31/2002, 4:51 pm
Re: What is the wood flour for?
Ken Finger -- 1/31/2002, 2:09 pm
Re: What is the wood flour for?
rb -- 1/31/2002, 2:40 pm
Re: What is the wood flour for?
Ken Finger -- 1/31/2002, 3:38 pm
Was wood flour added or not?
Joe -- 1/31/2002, 4:50 pm
Re: Was wood flour added or not?
rb -- 1/31/2002, 5:02 pm
Re: Was wood flour added or not?
Joe -- 1/31/2002, 5:17 pm
Re: Was wood flour added or not?
rb -- 1/31/2002, 8:18 pm
Re: Was wood flour added or not?
Joe -- 1/31/2002, 9:15 pm
wood flour is a memory additive
!RUSS -- 1/31/2002, 8:58 pm
Re: What is the wood flour for?
Jim -- 1/31/2002, 4:48 pm
Re: What is the wood flour for?
Canary -- 1/31/2002, 3:14 pm
Re: What is the wood flour for?
Jon Murray -- 1/31/2002, 2:57 pm
You're Ok, I think .....
Joe -- 1/31/2002, 2:51 pm
Re: What is the wood flour for?
bret -- 1/31/2002, 2:23 pm
Re: S&G: WGW Construction. Day 2
Rehd -- 1/31/2002, 12:24 pm
Re: S&G: WGW Construction. Day 2
Ben Staley -- 1/31/2002, 11:34 am