X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from email2k3.itlnet.net ([64.19.112.12] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.7f) with ESMTP id 955001 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 26 Jan 2006 16:39:58 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.19.112.12; envelope-from=jwvoto@itlnet.net Received: from rav.itlnet.net (unverified [192.168.10.149]) by itlnet.net (Rockliffe SMTPRA 6.1.22) with SMTP id for ; Thu, 26 Jan 2006 15:39:12 -0600 Received: from JWVOTO (unverified [64.19.116.101]) by itlnet.net (Rockliffe SMTPRA 6.1.22) with ESMTP id for ; Thu, 26 Jan 2006 15:39:11 -0600 Message-ID: <009401c622c2$2209b860$0100007f@JWVOTO> From: "Wendell Voto" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Epoxy Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 15:45:03 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_008E_01C6228F.791DC660" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_008E_01C6228F.791DC660 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ----- Original Message -----=20 From: John Downing=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 1:16 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Epoxy Question for you glass fellows. Yesterday I laid up some cloth on the = cowl and it didn't harden. I put some heat on it with the heat lamp and = left it over night and nothing. This morning I put the heat lamp on it = and pulled it off, scraped it and ground the area, wiped it down again = with acetone and tried again. The epoxy is United Resin Corp. Uni-Lam. = The shop is hot water heated with pipe in the floor and this epoxy is = supposed to work at room temperature..The ratio by volume is 1 to 3.8, = it has been working ok by using a marked stick in a soup can, but I'm = wondering if this ratio is hyper critical. Any input would be greatly = appreciated. JohnD Since you are using the volume method of measurement, you might try = using the pumps that West Systems uses and are available in 3:1 ratio = which should work fine for a 1:3.8. If you wanted to get closer, just = hit the resin pump for a few more drops.=20 These pumps are cheap and I believe Wicks and ACS sells them. I use = them all the time. Wendell ------=_NextPart_000_008E_01C6228F.791DC660 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
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From:=20 John=20 Downing
Sent: Thursday, January 26, = 2006 1:16=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] = Epoxy

Question for you glass fellows.  = Yesterday I=20 laid up some cloth on the cowl and it didn't harden.  I put = some=20 heat on it with the heat lamp and left it over night and = nothing.  This=20 morning I put the heat lamp on it and pulled it off, scraped it = and=20 ground the area, wiped it down again with acetone and tried = again.  The=20 epoxy is United Resin Corp. Uni-Lam.  The shop is hot water = heated with=20 pipe in the floor and this epoxy is supposed to work at room = temperature..The=20 ratio by volume is 1 to 3.8,  it has been working ok by using a = marked=20 stick in a soup can, but I'm wondering if this ratio is hyper = critical. =20 Any input would be greatly appreciated.  JohnD
 
Since you are using = the volume=20 method of measurement, you might try using the pumps that West Systems = uses=20 and are available in 3:1 ratio which should work fine for a 1:3.8. If = you=20 wanted to get closer, just hit the resin pump for a few more drops.=20
These pumps are cheap = and I believe=20 Wicks and ACS sells them. I use them all the time.
Wendell
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