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Re: Gluing the strips
By:Paul Jacobson
Date: 5/4/1998, 12:58 pm
In Response To: Re: Gluing the strips (Don Beale)

> Perhaps an ignorant suggestion - what about the "fast-cure"
> epoxies which come in a set of two syringes and require little mixing?
> Has anyone experimented with this?

> Composite Structures Technology (www.cstsales.com/glue.htm) offers a 5-minute epoxy from West Systems, ( G/5 ) sold by the half pint and the quart. 8 ounces are $10.65 32 ounces are $33.20

This is a lot cheaper than buying the little tubes, so maybe this can solve the cost problem.

Also I think they should have data on whether this will soften from the heat of encapsulating it in fiberglass/epoxy.

Paul Jacobson

Messages In This Thread

Re: Gluing the strips
Nick Schade -- 4/30/1998, 7:42 pm
Re: Gluing the strips
Don Beale -- 5/1/1998, 11:55 am
Re: Gluing the strips
Paul Jacobson -- 5/4/1998, 12:58 pm
Re: Gluing the strips
Mark Kanzler -- 5/5/1998, 11:40 am
Re: Gluing the strips
Mark Kanzler -- 5/5/1998, 1:09 pm
Re: Gluing the strips
Mark Kanzler -- 5/6/1998, 12:59 am
Re: How about this...
Don Kerr -- 5/5/1998, 1:35 am
Re: How about this...
Nick Schade -- 5/5/1998, 5:13 pm
Re: How about this...
Mark Kanzler -- 5/5/1998, 6:06 pm
Re: Gluing the strips
Nick Schade -- 5/2/1998, 10:53 pm
fast epoxy for gluing strips
Paul Jacobson -- 5/2/1998, 12:11 pm
Re: I shoulda gotta patent.
Mark Kanzler -- 5/4/1998, 3:49 pm
Re: Gluing the strips
Mark Kanzler -- 5/2/1998, 12:15 am
Re: Gluing the strips
NPenney -- 5/1/1998, 6:40 am