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Re: Epoxy Cure Time?
By:Jason Steeves
Date: 2/28/1999, 12:57 am
In Response To: Epoxy Cure Time? (Paul)

Hi Paul,

If your working temperature stays at a constant 10 Celsius you can remove the clamps after 24 hours. (As long as your using the fast hardener.)

The epoxy reaches a 90% cure after 24 hours, and a full 100% over the next few days.

Jason

> Hi, I just finished joining a set of scarfs with East Systems epoxy
> hardened with fist cold weather hardener. The joints are clamped and
> curing now. The total cure time is 7 days according to the label. Do I
> have to keep them clamped for that whole time or can I take the clamps off
> before that time. What is the earliest that they can come off. I am in
> Toronto and the temperature is 10celcius (I think it's 40 farenheit)

> Thanks,

> Paul

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Epoxy Cure Time?
Paul -- 2/27/1999, 4:52 pm
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Rick Hewitt -- 3/1/1999, 9:14 am
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 3/1/1999, 9:20 am
Re: Epoxy Cure Time?
Frank -- 3/1/1999, 8:24 am
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Jason Steeves -- 2/28/1999, 12:57 am
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Paul Jacobson -- 2/27/1999, 11:11 pm
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Robert -- 2/28/1999, 9:31 am
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Jim Reid -- 3/2/1999, 5:45 am