Which Epoxy?

[Arnie Eaton]

Just a follow-up on the Clark Craft epoxy. I recieved my order of 5 gals today. What a surprize, it came in two 2.5 gal jugs, one of epoxy and one of the hardner. I should have ordered the PUMPS as well. My orignal order about 5 years ago was all in gal jugs, easier to handle. Be warned.

[capt jake]

I have recently been mixing by using graduated measuring cups. They are available from medical supply houses. It is very easy and actually faster to pour it into the cup (to the appropriate mark) than using pumps. You can mix any amount this way and you are not limited to the amount the pumps dictate.

[Arnie Eaton]

I agree that pumps are for the birds, and I have always just poured into paper cups. But that was with 1 gal jugs, very easy to handle. The 2.5 gal jugs that the latest order came in are quite heavy to try pouring into a small paper cup. I may try pouring from the large jugs into some type of smaller container and then into the final container. Being 73 years of age makes for unsteady hands lately. There is some small waste doing it that way but what the hay.

[brigait1]

I'm a huge advocate of mixing by weight rather than volume. There's a great article at the Duckworks site on how to build a very simple epoxy ratio scale. Using this, you can mix amounts for any size project and always be certain you are going to get the proportions correct to the drop. In order to use this you must get info from the supplier on the correct weight proportions for their resins and hardeners.

Here's a link to the article;

http://www.duckworksmagazine.com/05/articles/scale/index.cfm

Hope this helps,

Pete

[Greg Luckett]

Pete,

I see you are in Denton. My wife went to North Texas and we lived in far north Fort Worth for about 16 years. The kids went to Keller for school.

Where and what do you boat with? I did not do anything but canoes when we lived there, but wish I had gotten involved with boat building while we lived there instead of waiting so long. Lots of good lakes around you.

Thanks

Greg.

[capt jake]

Arnie, we use the 2 1/2 gallon jugs to pour out of. We fill them from teh 60 gallon barrels. :shock: Just tipping them off of a bench works out fine. Of course this bench is dedicated to that purpos as it makes a bit of a mess from teh few drips that find their way down the side of the jug.

[brigait1]

Greg,

My wife and I are also North Texas alum. In fact we both moved here in the 80s and after finishing undergrad studies, we both decided to stay for graduate school and started a business here. This town has a way of sucking people in like that...

Currently I sail a Coronado 15 and I do some foredeck work on a San Juan 24. I have had the plans for a CS-20 for a while now but will only get started building in earnest this summer.

I agree there are some nice lakes around here. Lake Ray Roberts is just north of us and has good access and light traffic. Lewisville Lake can be a bit crazy on weekends, but there is good racing there if one is inclined in that direction.

If you're ever back this way for a visit, do give us a shout.

Pete