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Re: Epoxy: Beginner question- epoxy pumps
By:Dan Caouette (CSCWC)
Date: 4/22/2014, 2:07 pm
In Response To: Re: Epoxy: Beginner question- epoxy pumps (Jay Stallman)

Thanks to all for the advice but I'm confused about one thing now. Are you suggesting that the volume that comes out of the hardener pump with one "pump motion" is different than the volume that comes out with the resin pump? Is the idea that this automatically provides the correct ratio with an equal number of pumps of each liquid? If so then for example, if I were using only a small amount to make a filler for cracks, with sawdust I could use one pump form each container and have the correct ratio?

It depends. MOST of the pump sets work that way: for 1 pump of resin you use 1 pump of hardener to get the correct ratio. Not all are that way. Some times you'll find resin and hardener pumps that are the same size. So you need to use X pumps of resin for every 1 shot of hardener.

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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