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10ccSyringes work the best-I highly recommend them
By:Robert N Pruden
Date: 11/18/2003, 12:16 pm
In Response To: Don't (Kent LeBoutillier)

: My only comment is don't do: 10 Pour or pump the rein and hardener into the
: cut you’ll be mixing in. If you do and the pump burps you just wasted the
: mix or you take a chance that it won't cure properly. I've gotten a lot of
: burps in the six boats I've built and countless other epoxy projects that
: the little extra time measuring properly is well worth. Besides epoxy is
: to expensive to waste.

: Kent

This is exactly why I switched to using 10 cc syringes. No more burps means no more wasted batches. Since I have been using syringes to mete out my resin/hardeners, I've never had a bad batch and I've always ended up with perfectly cured finishes.

Robert N Pruden

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Lessons Learned
Jim Looker -- 11/18/2003, 10:51 am
great list thanks, NB item 12 *NM*
David Humphries -- 11/19/2003, 1:36 am
Re: Strip: Lessons Learned
Robert N Pruden -- 11/18/2003, 12:13 pm
Don't
Kent LeBoutillier -- 11/18/2003, 11:45 am
10ccSyringes work the best-I highly recommend them
Robert N Pruden -- 11/18/2003, 12:16 pm
They're great for small jobs, too!
Brian Nystrom -- 11/18/2003, 12:40 pm
Agreed! Mine are marked into thirds but...
Robert N Pruden -- 11/18/2003, 1:16 pm
Re: Strip: Lessons Learned
Kyle T -- 11/18/2003, 11:19 am
What About POWER TOOLS?;)
Mike Scarborough -- 11/18/2003, 11:07 am
Re: What About POWER TOOLS?;)
Jim Looker -- 11/18/2003, 12:26 pm
Thanks for sharing! *NM*
Patsy -- 11/18/2003, 11:07 am