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Re: Syringe mixing
By:Scott Ferguson
Date: 11/14/2002, 12:44 pm
In Response To: Re: RAKA (Mark Normand)

: Scott, can you elaborate a bit on how you load those syringes? With/without
: needles? Messy? I'm getting a system of that going now, and working out
: the kinks. Thx!

First of all you could use larger syringes, than the ones in the pic, and no they don't have needles on them of any kind. I picked up a case of 6cc at a local farmers coop, but for this you only need 2, one for the resin and one for the hardener. Cut the top of the catsup/mustard bottles so that the syringe fits inside completely, but fairly snug. You can tip the whole thing upside down and begin to pull on the syringe plunger to the desired measurement, then while the syringe is still in the bottle, tip it back up and set it down, pull the syringe out of the top and squirt it into a mixing cup. Then do the same with the hardener, although half as much (for 2:1 epoxies). This is certainly not my idea, I think Rehd had something to do with it, but is a very simple and clean method for those small projects. Just another one of those fine ideas you get from this site.
SMF

Messages In This Thread

Material: RAKA
SteveR -- 11/13/2002, 4:05 pm
Re: Material: RAKA
david schneider -- 11/17/2002, 5:17 pm
RAKA and others
Rick Allnutt -- 11/14/2002, 7:46 am
Re: RAKA and others
Chip Sandresky -- 11/14/2002, 12:20 pm
Who is blushing -- off topic
Tony -- 11/14/2002, 6:37 pm
Re: RAKA vs MAS
John B -- 11/14/2002, 5:20 pm
Re: Material: RAKA
Shawn Baker -- 11/13/2002, 5:53 pm
Another vote for RAKA
Dan Ruff -- 11/13/2002, 5:43 pm
Re: Material: RAKA
Tony Wood -- 11/13/2002, 5:18 pm
Re: Material: RAKA
Scott Ferguson -- 11/13/2002, 4:50 pm
RAKA
Sam McFadden -- 11/13/2002, 11:44 pm
Re: RAKA
SteveR -- 11/14/2002, 7:56 am
Re: RAKA --- Go For It
Rehd -- 11/14/2002, 1:50 pm
Re: RAKA --- Go For It
John Skinner -- 11/15/2002, 2:19 am
Re: RAKA *Pic*
Scott Ferguson -- 11/14/2002, 12:19 pm
Re: RAKA
Mark Normand -- 11/14/2002, 12:30 pm
Re: Small Batch Set-up... Epoxy
Rehd -- 11/14/2002, 1:31 pm
Re: Syringe mixing
Scott Ferguson -- 11/14/2002, 12:44 pm
Re: Syringe mixing
Chip Sandresky -- 11/14/2002, 1:36 pm
Re: RAKA
Sam McFadden -- 11/14/2002, 10:32 am
Re: RAKA
steve hartmann -- 11/14/2002, 8:05 am
RAKA is thinner
Tony -- 11/13/2002, 4:38 pm
Re: Material: RAKA
Jim Kozel -- 11/13/2002, 4:31 pm
Re: Material: RAKA
steve hartmann -- 11/13/2002, 4:42 pm