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Re: Epoxy Void Under Deck Plate
By:Paul Lund
Date: 10/25/1999, 2:05 am
In Response To: Re: Epoxy Void Under Deck Plate (Mike Plumer)

I wouldn't use anything smaller than say, a 21 gauge needle. I tried to fill some voids with one of those very fine needles (27G?) that are used by diabetics. It was impossible to suck-up even unthickened epoxy with, I poured some in the syringe, but the pressure when squirting it out just made the needle pop off. In the end, I brushed some epoxy on the void and used the syring to suck the air out, worked fine that way. An 18G needle would be ideal.

My $0.02

Paul.

> If you don't have a medical connection, I'd try your neighborhood feed
> store, which will have syringes and needles for veterinary use. You only
> need a little bit, so something like a 3 cc syringe with an 18 or 21 gauge
> needle would work (unthickened epoxy can be drawn into the syringe through
> the needle so you don't have to pour it into a small syringe). Mike

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Epoxy Void Under Deck Plate
Paul Williams -- 10/24/1999, 11:16 pm
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erez -- 10/26/1999, 12:04 am
Re: 2 ways of getting syringe needles
Paul Williams -- 10/26/1999, 12:34 am
Re: Epoxy Void Under Deck Plate
Mike Hanks -- 10/25/1999, 1:59 am
Re: Epoxy Void Under Deck Plate
Mike Plumer -- 10/25/1999, 12:31 am
Re: Epoxy Void Under Deck Plate
Paul Lund -- 10/25/1999, 2:05 am
Re: Epoxy Void Under Deck Plate
Ian Johnston -- 10/24/1999, 11:54 pm
Re: Epoxy Void Under Deck Plate
Don Beale -- 10/25/1999, 12:24 am
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