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Re: No Syringes
By:Ken Blanton
Date: 2/17/2011, 7:21 pm
In Response To: Epoxy: Mixing small ammounts of epoxy (Malcolm Schweizer)

I use squeeze bottles and mix the epoxy on a nonporous surface ... such as a piece of plastic. I simply squeeze out a line of resin and hardener in the same proportion as mixing ratio. As an example ... say it's a 3:1 mix ... I squeeze out a line of resin 3" long and a line of hardener 1" long and mix away.

Ken Blanton

: Hello all,

: I buy my epoxy by the gallon. There are times when I need just a
: small ammount- less than what the pump puts out by far. I filled
: some squeeze bottles with resin and hardener to allow for
: squeezing out just what I need. However, it is a guessing game
: on the mix. I'm wondering what you guys do to get a good mix
: when doing small glue-ups with epoxy. I thought about getting
: one of those plastic medicine spoons with the hollow handle with
: gradations on it.

: By the way, while I'm on it, although above I'm referring to 105
: resin with 207 hardener, am I the only one that has found that
: West System G5 is VERY sensitive to mix ratios? You really have
: to be sure to get the exact ammounts of resin and hardener with
: that stuff. Also, I'm wondering, is the new G20 flexible stuff
: supposed to have a reddish tint to the hardener? I was at the
: boatyard yesterday getting some more resin and I saw the G20 and
: the hardener was reddish-brown. It looked like what G5 looks
: like when it gets old. Just curious.

Messages In This Thread

Epoxy: Mixing small ammounts of epoxy
Malcolm Schweizer -- 2/17/2011, 10:40 am
Re: Epoxy: Mixing small ammounts of epoxy
Wesley Ewell -- 2/17/2011, 10:52 am
Re: Epoxy: Mixing small ammounts of epoxy
Kirk Fredericks - Farback Carpentry and Automation -- 2/17/2011, 12:35 pm
Re: Epoxy: Mixing small ammounts of epoxy
Bill Hamm -- 2/17/2011, 1:37 pm
Re: Epoxy: Mixing small ammounts of epoxy
Matt Brammer -- 2/17/2011, 10:58 am
Re: Epoxy: Mixing small ammounts of epoxy
Malcolm Schweizer -- 2/17/2011, 12:21 pm
Re: Epoxy: Mixing small ammounts of epoxy
Sam McFadden -- 2/17/2011, 11:12 am
Re: Epoxy: Mixing small ammounts of epoxy
don -- 2/17/2011, 11:52 am
10ml syringes
Simeon -- 2/17/2011, 3:04 pm
Re: Epoxy: Mixing small ammounts of epoxy
Mike Savage -- 2/17/2011, 3:26 pm
Re: Epoxy: Mixing small ammounts of epoxy
Paul G. Jacobson -- 2/17/2011, 11:29 am
Re: Epoxy: Mixing small ammounts of epoxy
mtkayak (Mike Trutwin) -- 2/17/2011, 1:21 pm
Re: Epoxy: Mixing small ammounts of epoxy
Ian Johnson -- 2/17/2011, 4:33 pm
scale
Mike Bielski -- 2/17/2011, 2:03 pm
Re: Epoxy: Mixing small ammounts of epoxy
Eric -- 2/17/2011, 2:52 pm
Re: Epoxy: Mixing small amounts of epoxy
Allan -- 2/17/2011, 4:47 pm
Re: Epoxy: Mixing small ammounts of epoxy
richt -- 2/17/2011, 6:11 pm
Re: Epoxy: Mixing small ammounts of epoxy
ancient kayaker -- 2/17/2011, 6:38 pm
Re: No Syringes
Ken Blanton -- 2/17/2011, 7:21 pm
Re: No Syringes
Malcolm Schweizer -- 2/18/2011, 9:35 am
Re: No Syringes
Bill Hamm -- 2/18/2011, 9:56 am
Re: No Syringes
Allan -- 2/18/2011, 3:45 pm
Re: Epoxy: Mixing small ammounts of epoxy
Glen Smith -- 2/17/2011, 7:57 pm
Re: Epoxy: Mixing small ammounts of epoxy *PIC*
Dave Houser -- 2/17/2011, 9:58 pm
Re: Epoxy: Mixing small ammounts of epoxy
Malcolm Schweizer -- 2/18/2011, 9:39 am
Re: Epoxy: Mixing small ammounts of epoxy
Mark Joyse -- 2/18/2011, 9:47 am
Re: Epoxy: Mixing small ammounts of epoxy
Bill Hamm -- 2/18/2011, 9:58 am
I use glue syringes
Brian Nystrom -- 2/18/2011, 7:11 am
Re: Epoxy: Mixing small ammounts of epoxy
Jay Babina -- 2/18/2011, 7:45 am
Looks like Ken Blanton is doing the same
Jay Babina -- 2/18/2011, 7:47 am
Re: Epoxy: Mixing small ammounts of epoxy
george jung -- 2/18/2011, 11:14 pm
Re: Epoxy: Mixing small ammounts of epoxy
Ken Blanton -- 2/19/2011, 5:46 am
Re: Epoxy: Mixing small ammounts of epoxy
Bill Hamm -- 2/19/2011, 6:18 am
Re: Epoxy: Mixing small ammounts of epoxy
Ken Blanton -- 2/19/2011, 8:31 am
Re: Epoxy: Mixing small ammounts of epoxy
Bill Hamm -- 2/19/2011, 10:06 am
Re: Epoxy: Mixing small ammounts of epoxy
Les Cheeseman -- 2/18/2011, 10:50 am
Re: Epoxy: Mixing small ammounts of epoxy
Mark Joyse -- 2/18/2011, 10:55 am
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dhwdaniels -- 2/18/2011, 2:28 pm
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JohnK -- 2/18/2011, 6:05 pm
Re: Epoxy: Mixing small ammounts of epoxy
Robert N Pruden -- 2/18/2011, 12:02 pm
Re: Epoxy: Mixing small ammounts of epoxy
Bill Hamm -- 2/18/2011, 2:05 pm
Re: Epoxy: Mixing small ammounts of epoxy
Donovan -- 2/18/2011, 9:26 pm
Re: Epoxy: Mixing small ammounts of epoxy
Bill Hamm -- 2/18/2011, 9:36 pm
Re: Epoxy: Mixing small ammounts of epoxy
ancient kayaker -- 2/18/2011, 10:45 pm