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Re: Epoxy: Gummy epoxy *PIC*
By:Etienne Muller
Date: 9/9/2014, 7:15 am
In Response To: Epoxy: Gummy epoxy (aikijay)

Proper mixing is just imperative. When you think you have mixed enough, give it some more. And as has already been stated, scrape the sides and the stick and the corners of the container. If I am mixing with a tongue depressor I cut the round end off one end with a scissors so it will go into the corners. A length of strip is better though, but with a tapered end so the end isn't too thick.

If you use pumps for dispensing, don't press eight resin and then eight hardener squirts, rather pump one resin, one hardener, one resin one hardener, etc, until you have enough. If you always start with the resin and end on the hardener you will always get a correct ratio.

In addition to the above, if your resin is too cold in the container it won't flow as easily through the pump as the hardener, which tends to be more fluid, and your mix might suffer. Also, if your resin is cold, the pump handle takes time to rise to its full stroke and one can be tempted to push too early.

To avoid all the above hassle, I keep my resin container beside a heater when I am glassing.

Et

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Epoxy: Gummy epoxy
aikijay -- 9/8/2014, 12:18 pm
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howard -- 9/8/2014, 10:02 pm
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aikijay -- 9/8/2014, 10:46 pm
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Allan -- 9/8/2014, 11:11 pm
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Jay Stallman -- 9/8/2014, 11:40 pm
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Allan -- 9/9/2014, 12:16 am
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howard -- 9/9/2014, 7:14 am
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Etienne Muller -- 9/9/2014, 7:15 am
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 9/9/2014, 7:39 am
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Robert Horstmann -- 9/9/2014, 9:03 am
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Jay Stallman -- 9/9/2014, 11:43 am
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 9/9/2014, 12:34 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 9/12/2014, 3:45 am
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Jay Stallman -- 9/12/2014, 12:47 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 9/12/2014, 2:27 pm
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Jay Stallman -- 9/12/2014, 4:09 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 9/12/2014, 4:45 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 9/12/2014, 6:40 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 9/12/2014, 4:55 pm
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Jay Stallman -- 9/15/2014, 5:55 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 9/15/2014, 6:45 pm
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Jay Stallman -- 9/15/2014, 8:53 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 9/15/2014, 10:14 pm
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aikijay -- 9/16/2014, 7:35 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 9/16/2014, 12:18 pm
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Jay Stallman -- 9/16/2014, 1:25 pm
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george jung -- 9/16/2014, 2:53 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 9/16/2014, 4:01 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 9/16/2014, 3:59 pm
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Jay Stallman -- 9/16/2014, 5:24 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 9/16/2014, 9:00 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 9/15/2014, 6:50 pm
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Jay Stallman -- 9/15/2014, 8:48 pm
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howard -- 9/15/2014, 9:37 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 9/15/2014, 10:19 pm
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Allan -- 9/15/2014, 11:04 pm
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Jay Stallman -- 9/16/2014, 12:07 am
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Allan -- 9/16/2014, 12:45 am
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Allan -- 9/16/2014, 12:53 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 9/12/2014, 4:42 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 9/10/2014, 12:49 am