Thanks Chris & Susan.
Not too long after I sent my message, I did some more general searching
around the web and found a couple charts that show a 100:100/100:100
(whatever that means) mix. I took that to mean 50/50. Someone suggested that
if 5 minutes isn't enough working time, that you can go to just about any
large hobby store and get a 'slower' epoxy, such as 15 minutes. It's still
reasonably quick, but gives you a little more time to 'get things right'. I
noticed with the 5 minute stuff that you have better get it right soon, or
you're in deep bandini.
Jeff A191
Chris and Susan Beck wrote:
> Hi, Jeff. The 2012 is indeed 50/50 mix ratio. It seems to be pretty good
> stuff. We just ran out, so I bought some 5-minute stuff from Wicks
> Aircraft. Looks about the same, but it came in plastic bottles and isn't
> quite as thick.
>
> Have fun!
>
> Chris A159
>
> JLW wrote:
>
> > Hello all.
> >
> > The construction manual as well as other separate information is
> > quite specific about the mixing ratios of the Araldite 420, but I have
> > not seen specific information about the Araldite 2012, more commonly
> > known as 'Rapid' or 5 minute epoxy. The Araldite 2012 epoxy as supplied
> > in the kit, comes in a box with two equal sized tubes. I have not been
> > able to locate any information regarding the mixing ration of this
> > product. It doesn't say on the box, nor with the literature that comes
> > with the epoxy. I also could not locate it on the Araldite web site.
> > Should one assume that since it comes in equal sized tubes, that it is
> > supposed to be a 50/50 mixed product? I glued some test pieces of steel
> > and other things together (with a little flox) using a 50/50 mix. It
> > seems to have worked, and the working time was in the 5 - 8 minute
> > range. After that, it got quite rigid quite fast!
> >
> > Jeff A191
> >
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