C Craft
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Questions on thinning epoxy is just what this thread is about?? I am in no way trying start some new version of "glue wars" so lets not got there!
However to set this scenario up that gets us too the question, it is a little long on story. :nothing: So bear with me as it takes a little explanation to get to the question. I often use a two part epoxy that has been thinned to get it to flow into and area that may be too hard to get un-thinned epoxy to fill completely.
So I am building a new tube to be used in etching blades. In an effort to have it not turn over in the shop I took the cap that will be on the tube and cut a circle out of a piece of wood about 6"W X 12"L. Since the pipe was schedule 80 pipe I then drilled some holes into the cap but not all the way thru and imbedded some short metal screws into the cap as well as the wood. Kind of a cross anchoring system for that cap of the pipe that will make up this tube.
Then I mixed up some two part epoxy, (it is a brand that I normally use) I then added my standard thinning agent, (ACETONE)
Any time I have some little project like this going on I experiment with different things that I might incorporate in the making of a knife.
I decided that I needed more epoxy to completely get the scews covered and offering a tighter bond to the base. So while at Wallyworld yesterday I picked up some more two part epoxy. However this is a different brand than what I normally use. So when I get home I mix it just like I always have and thin with the ACETONE!
Immediately I noticed that that this two part epoxy did not seem to like the ACETONE as a thinner. Even though it did thin it somewhat I could not get mixed well into the two part epoxy and after drying it seems to have a spider web present in the dried product!
So here is the questions.
What do use to thin two part epoxy??
Does it need to be brand specific??
Any thoughts or comments on thinning epoxy is welcomed. Thinning epoxy with acetone is something that I have done before and have never had any adverse results such as the spider web look, or strength loss, etc. etc. but I have never tried it with this two part epoxy!
However to set this scenario up that gets us too the question, it is a little long on story. :nothing: So bear with me as it takes a little explanation to get to the question. I often use a two part epoxy that has been thinned to get it to flow into and area that may be too hard to get un-thinned epoxy to fill completely.
So I am building a new tube to be used in etching blades. In an effort to have it not turn over in the shop I took the cap that will be on the tube and cut a circle out of a piece of wood about 6"W X 12"L. Since the pipe was schedule 80 pipe I then drilled some holes into the cap but not all the way thru and imbedded some short metal screws into the cap as well as the wood. Kind of a cross anchoring system for that cap of the pipe that will make up this tube.
Then I mixed up some two part epoxy, (it is a brand that I normally use) I then added my standard thinning agent, (ACETONE)
Any time I have some little project like this going on I experiment with different things that I might incorporate in the making of a knife.
I decided that I needed more epoxy to completely get the scews covered and offering a tighter bond to the base. So while at Wallyworld yesterday I picked up some more two part epoxy. However this is a different brand than what I normally use. So when I get home I mix it just like I always have and thin with the ACETONE!
Immediately I noticed that that this two part epoxy did not seem to like the ACETONE as a thinner. Even though it did thin it somewhat I could not get mixed well into the two part epoxy and after drying it seems to have a spider web present in the dried product!
So here is the questions.
What do use to thin two part epoxy??
Does it need to be brand specific??
Any thoughts or comments on thinning epoxy is welcomed. Thinning epoxy with acetone is something that I have done before and have never had any adverse results such as the spider web look, or strength loss, etc. etc. but I have never tried it with this two part epoxy!