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Re: waste epoxy
By:Don Beale
Date: 10/14/1998, 12:15 pm
In Response To: Re: Adhesive? (Mike Scarborough)

> You also need to consider the amount of waste glue using epoxy versus wood
> glue. Nolan brushed on this with his calibrated mixing cups. With epoxy
> you have to mix it in batches of a specific size. The unused portion is
> not usable on a later job. With wood glue you apply exactly as much as you
> need and the rest stays usable until the next job.

I dont waste any epoxy. It's fairly easy to get a feel for how far it will go. I use any leftover to precoat, for example. I dont even waste the foamy epoxy that squeeges out of cloth as you spread it. I first read that you should waste that when I got Nick's book. I've never seen a cloudy problem using it up. Sometimes it takes a minute to clear, and I usually will go over that part with a new batch anyway. Or, I'll leave the cloudy waste in the bottom of the cup and mix a new batch into it. The only time I ever waste is if I mix too much schmutz.

Of course, I havent tried stripping with it...

Messages In This Thread

Adhesive?
Dave Carter -- 10/11/1998, 6:37 pm
Re: Adhesive?
Nolan Penney -- 10/13/1998, 7:46 am
Re: Adhesive?
Nick Schade -- 10/13/1998, 1:33 pm
Re: Adhesive?
Nolan Penney -- 10/13/1998, 2:38 pm
Re: Adhesive?
Nick Schade -- 10/13/1998, 6:47 pm
Re: Adhesive?
Nolan Penney -- 10/14/1998, 6:08 am
Re: Adhesive?
Mike Scarborough -- 10/13/1998, 9:42 pm
Re: Adhesive?
Nolan Penney -- 10/14/1998, 6:14 am
Re: Adhesive?
Nick Schade -- 10/14/1998, 10:31 am
Re: Adhesive?
Nolan Penney -- 10/14/1998, 11:16 am
Re: waste epoxy
Don Beale -- 10/14/1998, 12:15 pm
Re: waste epoxy
Jay Babina -- 10/16/1998, 3:11 pm
Re: waste epoxy
Nick Schade -- 10/14/1998, 10:20 am
Re: Adhesive?
Rob Cochrane -- 10/12/1998, 7:29 am
Re: Adhesive?
Mike Scarborough -- 10/11/1998, 7:03 pm
Re: Adhesive?
Kenneth Paul -- 10/14/1998, 2:35 pm
Re: Adhesive?
Nick Schade -- 10/12/1998, 2:15 pm
toxicity of various woods
Brian C. -- 10/12/1998, 6:28 pm
Re: toxicity of various woods
Nick Schade -- 10/13/1998, 1:25 pm