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dosmythe(at)cox.net
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 Posted: Sun May 28, 2006 4:51 pm Post subject: Kitfox tanks and blended ethanol |
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| Quote: | Wow, you really did a thorough job, Don!
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One thing I have learned in this Kit building process is that, "for every
action there is a reaction" that we didn't consider or even think about. In
other words, only time will tell if I did the right thing. I might be
posting tomorrow that my tanks fell apart????
| Quote: | Are you sure, Paul? Isn't it possible to "slosh" the tanks with West
System epoxy? If you use very little catalyser and turn the tank in all
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West System Epoxy is similar to maple syrup. There is no way you could
slosh a Fox Tank with this product. Messing with the castylst ratio would
only hurt the final cure of the product.
| Quote: | gets time to do it, it will really flow everywhere, only leaving a very
thin layer of resin.
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I agree but, I did not let the resin flow into any puddles for fear of it
becoming brittle without fiberglass cloth to hold it together. The existing
fiberglass tank had thousands of small indention from the cloth in the
origional mold. I only let the fresh epoxy fill those little pits (best I
could).
| Quote: | I don't know but I think one could slosh West System epoxy. What do you
think?
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Never in a million years.
Don Smythe
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bnn(at)nethere.com
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| Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 5:31 am Post subject: Kitfox tanks and blended ethanol |
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At 01:09 PM 5/28/2006, you wrote:
| Quote: | Would that stuff slosh before it hardens? I thought
even the slow stuff gets stiff fast. At least the
stuff in hobby shops.
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Oh yes. Structural epoxy has a pot life in hours, and you can get a wide
selection of catalysts depending on your temperature/humidity.
Guy Buchanan
K-IV 1200 / 582 / 99.9% done, thanks mostly to Bob Ducar.
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