Return-Path: Received: from [65.173.216.72] (HELO mtasmtp2-clev.cle.ms.philips.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1b2) with ESMTP id 2112831 for lml@lancair.net; Thu, 10 Apr 2003 13:48:01 -0400 Received: from picker.com ([149.59.192.105]) by mtasmtp2-clev.cle.ms.philips.com (Lotus Domino Release 5.0.11) with SMTP id 2003041013483964:143851 ; Thu, 10 Apr 2003 13:48:39 -0400 Received: from [144.54.52.3] (HELO philips.com) by picker.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 3.3b1) with ESMTP id 16410922 for lml@lancair.net; Thu, 10 Apr 2003 13:47:58 -0400 Sender: rob Message-ID: <3E95AE37.16615673@philips.com> Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2003 13:47:35 -0400 From: Rob Logan Reply-To: Rob@Logan.com X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.75 [en] (X11; U; SunOS 5.5.1 sun4u) X-Accept-Language: en, pdf MIME-Version: 1.0 To: lml@lancair.net Subject: Re: Epoxy Scales X-MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on mtasmtp2-clev/P/SERVER/PHILIPS-CLE(Release 5.0.11 |July 24, 2002) at 04/10/2003 01:48:39 PM, Serialize by Router on mtasmtp2-clev/P/SERVER/PHILIPS-CLE(Release 5.0.11 |July 24, 2002) at 04/10/2003 01:48:40 PM, Serialize complete at 04/10/2003 01:48:40 PM Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii From: "Jim Nordin" Reply-To: Rob, My use is .25g/in^2 of material ... both resin and hardener. And even at that the layup is still wet. I guess you're more tollerant of waste than I. Admittedly I keep the waste cloth to a minimum and make epoxy quantities based on exacly what's needed. And you use excess for other things .. good idea surely .. I can never plan for use of that extra in the bottom of the cup. I either forget to prep the area or have another crisis to attend to. Thought eveyone might like to know what a miser uses on layups tho. Even in my miserly condition, I still have used a bunch of that sticky stuff. Everyone has a "method" for applying resin to glass. To avoid bubbles and waste, I tape the plastic down and populate it with resin in the boundries of my layup. Spread it with a squeegee just thick enough for the glass to absorb it all. Lay on your glass. When the glass is wet (has absorbed the resin), smear more epoxy on the top if needed and add any additional layers of cloth one at a time with more smear of epoxy. There are no bubbles using this method! Then lay another plastic sheet on top of the layup and roll roll roll. Then I use that neat cloth cutter to finalize the shape of the part. Carry the masterpiece part to the job with the top layer of plastic. If you trap bubbles between the wet layup and the job site, take a paper towel wet (damp) with acetone and push those bubbles out from between the layup and jobsite, very easily, without muss. If I still have bubbles or something I need to work, use a brush with out removing the brush's plastic cover to work the problem. Remove the final layer of plastic from the part. Cover with peel ply, if desired, till cured. Wonderful layups. Thanks to all on my flap mounting questions. I'm moving ahead. Cheap jim