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Re: S&G: Bonding Strength of Micro Balloon Fillet *LINK*
By:Dave Houser
Date: 8/13/2008, 3:06 pm
In Response To: Re: S&G: Bonding Strength of Micro Balloon Fillet (Charlie)

Structural fillets are best made with fumed silica. Silica does not sand easily fillets they must be formed with tools (credit cards or tongue depressors). The West System Users Manual is a good read, the section on filler selection is linkd below.

West System Filler Selection Guide

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S&G: Bonding Strength of Micro Balloon Fillet
Steve Nieman -- 8/10/2008, 9:32 pm
Re: S&G: Bonding Strength of Micro Balloon Fillet
Charlie -- 8/11/2008, 12:11 pm
Re: S&G: Bonding Strength of Micro Balloon Fillet *LINK*
Dave Houser -- 8/13/2008, 3:06 pm
Re: S&G: Bonding Strength of Micro Balloon Fillet
Bill Hamm -- 8/13/2008, 3:32 pm
Re: S&G: Bonding Strength of Micro Balloon Fillet *LINK* *Pic*
Dan Millsip -- 8/11/2008, 2:10 am
Re: S&G: Bonding Strength of Micro Balloon Fillet
Steve Nieman -- 8/11/2008, 11:59 am
Re: S&G: Sanding through sapele
Dan Millsip -- 8/11/2008, 4:21 pm
Re: S&G: Sanding through sapele
Steve Nieman -- 8/12/2008, 8:56 pm