> Just got my $10 trial pack from System Three. Haven't even opened it yet.

OH YEAH! The best thing since organized religion moved indoors...Makes a great gift, bought one for my Dad...Here is my accumulated wisdom( hey Gurus.. dont laff too hard, huh?) First, DON"T MIX TOO MUCH! I made that mistake and now have a nice clear paperweight and a burn mark on my workbench.Boy does it get hot! The small cups are just dandy for mixing the right amount. Mix only a couple of CCs at a time.Measure very carefully, it don't work if ya don't. WEAR GLOVES ALL THE TIME. Epoxy can make you sensitized thru exposure, and cause serious skin problems. This is a really good chance to learn about not getting air bubbles in to the mix. Mix for about 1-2 minutes. Scvrape the sides and stir, don't whip. It goes farther than you think, when your're just experimenting. Gluing plywood scraps is fun and you can try lots of options in a very short time. not to mentiin whenb you're done, you have a gallery of examples to look at later. Try butt and perpendicular joins with fillets. I found that mixing in fillers, use only a little at a time. When it gets syrupy, it is good for gluing, and more towards peanut butter makes a good filler for dings or fillets. Warning! as you add more filler ( and also have mixed longer) it starts to set off the epoxy. You'll know..... it gets hot! Once it starts to go , don't use it...it just flakes off later. I found the wood dust excellent for fillets and wood joins,but very hard to sand. The chopped celluose and micro ballons made a light, easily sanded putty. Heres another neat trick, mix in graphite powder( lock dept in home depot) for a black hard low friction putty or coating. Marine books suggest using it to glue and grout teak decks and repair broken bearing housings. Neat. Experiment with squeegeeing epoxy into the cloth and eliminating air bubbles, as this is not as easy as it seems. Clean out the syringes immediatly after use, or at least pull the plunger. Other wise, throw it out and save yerself the headaches.( really hard to clean) I used the kit to fix a 2" hole in the bow of my Sunfish (I didnt do it!), and then went on to discover that epoxy is a great tool kit. Read the book, it is about the best info available. Also their website and West systems epoxy's website are excellent resources. Have fun...

Dave Koslow Still trying to get to my Guillemot project....