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Re:Talk abt cheap
By:Jim
Date: 8/24/2001, 12:56 pm
In Response To: Small cheap plastic cups (Shawn Baker)

I'm still using paper cups I grab from the coffee room at work (only ones I ever see with no wax) I draw a pencil line on one and measure into another. Either I'm good or very lucky so far. Tough for real small quantities so need to pick up a couple syringes, I'm sure I could save enough in waste on small batches to pay for those.

Just bought some pumps and a qt kit of West Epoxy. I needed some slow hardener in recent heat and I bought the pumps because I didn't see myself eyeball measuring small batches with the 5:1 ratio. They seem pretty nifty but I've heard they can fail at the worst times or start blowing bubbles for no good reason. Any comments on reliabilty?

Thx
Jim

Messages In This Thread

Mixing epoxy, weight vs. volume
Al Gunther -- 8/23/2001, 12:20 am
over pouring
mike allen -- 8/28/2001, 8:27 pm
Re: over pouring
Al Gunther -- 8/29/2001, 12:10 am
some more balanced ideas
mike allen ---> -- 8/29/2001, 11:50 am
Epoxy mixing balance
Doug K -- 8/23/2001, 3:11 pm
Re: Epoxy mixing balance
Al Gunther -- 8/24/2001, 10:48 am
Re: Epoxy mixing balance
Doug K -- 8/24/2001, 1:48 pm
Re: Epoxy mixing balance
Al Gunther -- 8/24/2001, 4:10 pm
Re: Epoxy mixing balance
Don Beale -- 8/24/2001, 11:14 am
Re: Epoxy mixing balance
Al Gunther -- 8/24/2001, 12:34 pm
Small cheap plastic cups
Shawn Baker -- 8/24/2001, 12:40 pm
Re: Small cheap plastic cups
Ken Sutherland -- 8/24/2001, 5:47 pm
Re: Small cheap plastic cups
Jim -- 8/27/2001, 8:55 am
Re: Thank You!!!!
Shawn Baker -- 8/24/2001, 6:58 pm
Re:Talk abt cheap
Jim -- 8/24/2001, 12:56 pm
Re:Talk abt cheap
Matthew -- 8/24/2001, 10:07 pm
Re:Talk abt cheap
daren neufeld -- 8/24/2001, 8:28 pm
Re:Easiest Volume Measure
Dave Houser -- 8/24/2001, 5:33 pm
Mixing by weight (well, mass, but...)
Pete Roszyk -- 8/23/2001, 12:18 pm
Re: Mixing by weight (well, mass, but...)
Al Gunther -- 8/24/2001, 10:37 am
Easier method
Severne -- 8/23/2001, 11:17 am