Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml Date: Sun, 02 Mar 2003 17:45:38 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-m08.mx.aol.com ([64.12.136.163] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.0.6) with ESMTP id 2041447 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 02 Mar 2003 09:02:17 -0500 Received: from Billhogarty@aol.com by imo-m08.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v34.21.) id q.1dc.41cc08a (657) for ; Sun, 2 Mar 2003 09:02:14 -0500 (EST) From: Billhogarty@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: <1dc.41cc08a.2b9368e6@aol.com> X-Original-Date: Sun, 2 Mar 2003 09:02:14 EST Subject: Re: [LML] Fw: [LML] Re: Gear Doors X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="part1_1dc.41cc08a.2b9368e6_boundary" X-Mailer: 7.0 for Windows sub 10625 --part1_1dc.41cc08a.2b9368e6_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit For Brent S. I didnt mean to imply that I was bonding my carbon fiber to the gear doors with micro. I use micro to bond the clark foam and then to fill the edges of the foam to give a rounded contour rather than the 90 degree edge where the square foam meets the flat surface of the door. I understand that square corners are a no-no in composite construction. However, I understand that the use of micro mixed with epoxy only provides a thicker, more stable epoxy. I havent heard that micro would weaken the epoxy bond. Maybe some of the more composite literate among us can elaborate on that point. Bill Hogarty --part1_1dc.41cc08a.2b9368e6_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
For Brent S.

I didnt mean to imply that I was bonding my carbon fiber to the gear doors w= ith micro.  I use micro to bond the clark foam and then to fill the edg= es of the foam to give a rounded contour rather than the 90 degree edge wher= e the square foam meets the flat surface of the door.  I understand tha= t square corners are a no-no in composite construction.

However, I understand that the use of micro mixed with epoxy only provides a= thicker, more stable epoxy.  I havent heard that micro would weaken th= e epoxy bond.  Maybe some of the more composite literate among us can e= laborate on that point.

Bill Hogarty --part1_1dc.41cc08a.2b9368e6_boundary--