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Craig,
Jim
White and I built our IV-P's in a heated workshop, and used a natural gas-fired
room heater to keep the place warm in winter. This unit had an open pilot light
and was mounted near the ceiling. We never had any trouble with it at all. I'd
strongly recommend that you build a small enclosure for your resin/hardener so
you can keep it around 80-85 degrees. We used two light bulbs inside the box
wired to a simple room thermostat from Home Depot to do this, and it worked well
for the past five years. Only trouble was occasional replacement of the bulbs.
The epoxy materials are flammable in the liquid state, but don't give off
significant vapors, so are not easily ignited. Dan Newland and others on the
list are much more knowledgeable about these things than I, but our experience
is that unless you expose the epoxy components to open flame, you should have no
trouble.
BTW,
we found that an inside temp of 60-65 degrees was a "comfortable" work
environment for us. If you don't warm the epoxy above this, it's difficult to
mix and saturate the cloth, but cures well when applied.
Good luck,
Bob
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Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2003 8:16 AM
Here is a good question -
I am building a IV-P in a heated garage.
Although very comfortable to work in, I cannot maintain 70 degrees as I would
like to for the Jeffco.
Does anyone know if there is a heater available,
or has anyone made something that works and is safe?
I have talked with a number of people and of
course I am concerned about spontaneous combustion even with a light/heat
source on a timer or thermostat.
I know the hardener ships as hazardous material -
is that because it is flammable?
Any thoughts or solutions are
appreciated.
Craig Blitzer
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