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Re: Epoxy: Beginner question- epoxy pumps
By:Etienne Muller
Date: 4/22/2014, 1:53 pm
In Response To: Epoxy: Beginner question- epoxy pumps (aikijay)

I also use pumps. The trick is to pump a resin stroke a hardener stroke a resin stroke a hardener stroke etc.

Do not do five stroke of resin then five strokes of hardener. It is to easy to lose count. If you alternate you will never need to keep count.

I always start with resin and end with the last stroke with hardener. That way I never lose get a bad batch.

The pumps work best if the resin is located near a heat source to keep it fluid.

I always have a spare set of pumps. I don't bother cleaning them. When they eventually die I Chuck them out. I get three of four boats out a set of pumps.

Make sure you are get the pumps from the resin supplier. You don't want to be using West pumps with Mas for instance, the ratios are different.

Et

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Epoxy: Beginner question- epoxy pumps
aikijay -- 4/22/2014, 5:33 am
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John Messinger -- 4/22/2014, 6:43 am
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john vanburen -- 4/22/2014, 7:04 am
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Ken Blanton -- 4/22/2014, 7:27 am
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Sean Dawe -- 4/22/2014, 8:13 am
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Mike Bielski -- 4/22/2014, 9:49 am
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Sean Dawe -- 4/22/2014, 10:39 am
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A. Edie -- 4/22/2014, 12:36 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 4/22/2014, 12:57 pm
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Donovan -- 5/1/2014, 8:53 pm
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Rod Tait -- 4/22/2014, 10:58 am
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Bill Hamm -- 4/23/2014, 12:18 am
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Nick R. -- 4/22/2014, 1:39 pm
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Jay Stallman -- 4/22/2014, 2:00 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 4/22/2014, 2:07 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 4/22/2014, 5:15 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 4/22/2014, 6:12 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 4/22/2014, 7:46 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 4/22/2014, 8:08 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 4/23/2014, 4:27 am
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 4/23/2014, 8:11 am
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Etienne Muller -- 4/23/2014, 10:20 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 4/24/2014, 12:04 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 4/27/2014, 12:12 am
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Bill Hamm -- 4/23/2014, 12:24 am
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Bill Hamm -- 4/23/2014, 1:04 am
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Bill Hamm -- 4/23/2014, 12:21 am
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Bill Hamm -- 4/23/2014, 12:19 am
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Etienne Muller -- 4/22/2014, 1:53 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 4/22/2014, 2:04 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 4/22/2014, 3:10 pm
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Jay Babina -- 4/22/2014, 3:28 pm
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Sean Dawe -- 4/23/2014, 8:21 am
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olli -- 4/23/2014, 10:14 am
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Bill Hamm -- 4/23/2014, 11:13 pm
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Ric Moodie -- 4/22/2014, 6:17 pm
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Jay Stallman -- 4/22/2014, 8:13 pm
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Ric Moodie -- 4/22/2014, 9:15 pm
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John D. -- 4/24/2014, 2:32 pm
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john vanburen -- 4/23/2014, 10:45 am
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Nick Riccardi -- 4/23/2014, 2:27 pm