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Re: Epoxy cure/temp
By:Bill Price
Date: 2/27/2002, 3:43 pm
In Response To: Re: Epoxy cure/temp (Andreas)

: Not really. Epoxy acts more like an integrating thermoplastic. You will find
: that the epoxy cures to a reasonable degree at lets say 20C. If you warm
: it up to 40C you will find that it softens a bit. If you maintain the 40C
: it will cure to a higher degree, i.e. if you drop the temperature and then
: increase it again you will find very very little softening. You can do
: this again at 60C and you will see the same.

Hey Shawn, maybe this would be a good way to prevent your Leidy hatch hooks and other epoxied fittings from releasing after sitting on top of the car in the sun. Worth a try. Think Michelle would let you throw the hatch lids in the oven for a while? :-)

Bill

Messages In This Thread

S&G: A big OOPS narrowly averted
Shawn Baker -- 2/26/2002, 10:18 am
Re: S&G: A big OOPS narrowly averted
Matthew Bastian -- 2/28/2002, 2:20 pm
Re: S&G: A big OOPS narrowly averted
Andreas -- 2/26/2002, 4:18 pm
Re: Epoxy cure/temp
Shawn Baker -- 2/26/2002, 5:42 pm
Re: Epoxy cure/temp
Tom -- 2/26/2002, 5:55 pm
Re: Epoxy cure/temp
Andreas -- 2/26/2002, 5:51 pm
Re: Epoxy cure/temp
Bill Price -- 2/27/2002, 3:43 pm
Re: Epoxy cure/temp
Shawn Baker -- 2/27/2002, 6:33 pm
Re: Epoxy cure/temp
Andreas -- 2/27/2002, 4:04 pm
For a minor fee I'll watch your epoxy cure :)
Paul G. Jacobson -- 2/26/2002, 12:00 pm
Re: Can you change diapers?? :) *NM*
Shawn Baker -- 2/26/2002, 1:10 pm
It DEPENDS on how you PAMPER your kayak :) *NM*
Paul G. Jacobson -- 2/26/2002, 6:16 pm
Re: S&G: A big OOPS narrowly averted
Joe -- 2/26/2002, 11:38 am
Re: S&G: A big OOPS narrowly averted
Shawn Baker -- 2/26/2002, 1:10 pm
Re: S&G: A big OOPS narrowly averted
Ross Leidy -- 2/26/2002, 10:32 am