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Re: Epoxy: How do you measure a small amount of ep
By:Severne
Date: 7/18/2003, 11:26 am

I have two ways and have never had a problem.

The first is those little plastic medicine cups already mentioned. They have grams and ounces so it is really easy to mix up 3 or 4 different sized batches. This is pretty fool proof. After the epoxy sets, just pop it out and reuse container. I did learn one trick. Use a magic marker and put a tick next to the measurement line. That way you don't lose track of which measure you are using.

The other technique is to take a 12" ruler and rest one end on the shoulder of the resi or hardner bottle. Then I lean the rul;er against the head of the pump. I slowly push the pump down and when flow starts (often there is some lag because of pull back), I go another inch. Then I switch to the hardner bottle and do the same except go 1/2 inch. You can do larger or smaller batches by changing the measurement.

Also, "If in doubt, throw it out." On both large and small batches, I have had a couple of times where I wasn't sure I had measured correctly. It is easier and cheaper to throw away something occassionally than to fix the result. I had read too many horror stories of mismeasured batches on the BBS. Turns out the batches were OK, but it was cheap peace of mind.

Messages In This Thread

Epoxy: How do you measure a small amount of epoxy?
Ken -- 7/17/2003, 1:51 pm
tubing?
mike allen -- 7/18/2003, 12:00 pm
Re: Epoxy: How do you measure a small amount of ep
Severne -- 7/18/2003, 11:26 am
Coffee creamer cups
Jay Babina -- 7/18/2003, 8:50 am
Re: Epoxy: How do you measure a small amount of ep
Dave -- 7/17/2003, 5:25 pm
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Mike Scarborough -- 7/17/2003, 4:46 pm
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bob Kelim -- 7/17/2003, 4:43 pm
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Shawn Baker -- 7/17/2003, 5:17 pm
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Rick Sylvia -- 7/17/2003, 3:16 pm
Re: Epoxy: How do you measure a small amount of ep *Pic*
Chip Sandresky -- 7/17/2003, 2:23 pm
Seconded *NM*
Robert N Pruden -- 7/19/2003, 6:31 pm
Can't see the pics
Ken -- 7/17/2003, 6:05 pm
Re: Here they are *Pic*
Chip Sandresky -- 7/17/2003, 7:18 pm
Duh
Chip Sandresky -- 7/17/2003, 6:33 pm
Re: Epoxy: How do you measure a small amount of ep
Dale Frolander -- 7/17/2003, 1:56 pm