X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [129.116.87.143] (HELO MAIL01.austin.utexas.edu) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.7f) with ESMTP id 955826 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 27 Jan 2006 08:20:37 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=129.116.87.143; envelope-from=mark.steitle@austin.utexas.edu X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5.7226.0 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C62344.5A8DB56E" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Epoxy Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2006 07:19:50 -0600 Message-ID: <87DBA06C9A5CB84B80439BA09D86E69E0387DC0A@MAIL01.austin.utexas.edu> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: [FlyRotary] Epoxy Thread-Index: AcYi6Qhqsn7yRfLZRvaT1p2kz8FTAQAWvQbg From: "Mark R Steitle" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C62344.5A8DB56E Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable John, Have you considered getting an "adjustable" epoxy pump? That's what I got for the Jeffco epoxy I use on my Lancair project. I do a calibration check every so often, just to make sure its still set properly. =20 =20 Mark =20 ________________________________ From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of John Downing Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 8:26 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Epoxy =20 Gentlemen; Thanks for the input on the epoxy. Yesterday I may have ended up with too much hardener. The leftover material in the cup didn't do anything either. If there is only a + or - 5 % window for the hardener, as Joe stated, it is really hard to mix small amounts to this standard. Today I mixed another small batch very carefully and it turned out okay. I guess another question would be, does this material ever get hard or does it just stay in the leathery state as Joe stated. I have covered the wood wings of the Wittman Tailwind with the West System and those pumps are real handy for the West Ratio. JohnD ------_=_NextPart_001_01C62344.5A8DB56E Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

John,

Have you considered getting an = “adjustable” epoxy pump?  That’s what I got for the Jeffco epoxy I use on = my Lancair project.  I do a calibration check every so often, just to make = sure its still set properly. 

 

Mark

 

From: = Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of John Downing
Sent: Thursday, January = 26, 2006 8:26 PM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] = Epoxy

 

Gentlemen;  Thanks for the  input on the epoxy.  Yesterday I may have ended up with too much hardener.  = The leftover material in the cup didn't do anything either.  If there = is only a + or - 5 % window for the hardener, as Joe stated, it is really hard = to mix small amounts to this standard.  Today I mixed another small batch = very carefully and it turned out okay.  I guess another question would = be, does this material ever get hard or does it just stay in the leathery state = as Joe stated.  I have covered the wood wings of the Wittman Tailwind with = the West System and those pumps are real handy for the West Ratio.  = JohnD

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