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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Hairspray. Been doing it for years. I wrote it up in the
K-Factor when I was a District VP.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Verne</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=atwoodm@paragon-inc.com href="mailto:atwoodm@paragon-inc.com">Atwood,
Mark</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org
href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">NSRCA Mailing List</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, November 26, 2007 10:48
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] epoxy
question-I am back</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">If we use
a super thin epoxy to glass with, wont the porous contest grade balsa soak up
that much more?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Is there
a method (light method) of sealing the balsa first??<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Which
adds more weight? And at some point there is the need to fill the weave
of the cloth…even the ½ oz cloth needs some filling. Is that better done
with primer?? Or talc filled thin epoxy?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">So many
questions….<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">-M<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">
nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org
[mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Lance
Van Nostrand<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, November 26, 2007 10:48 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
NSRCA Mailing List<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] epoxy question-I
am back<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">I use
the West system all the time but we use custom blends made up by master Fowler
for AeroSlave parts after all our R&D on the process design. West
205 hardener gives about 925 cps and the 207 gives about 750. The thin
stuff Gray is talking about is half that!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">--lance<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> <A
title=Pattrnflyr@aol.com
href="mailto:Pattrnflyr@aol.com">Pattrnflyr@aol.com</A>
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">To:</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> <A
title=nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org
href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</A>
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Sent:</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">
Monday, November 26, 2007 11:20 AM<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Subject:</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">
Re: [NSRCA-discussion] epoxy question-I am back<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">I
have built several wood racing boats with West System. The 105/205 is
for gluing and the 105/207 is for glassing and is much thinner and easier to
work with. I glue the boat together with 105/205 and then roll on
105/207 for the final finish and you are done.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Bruce
Reins<BR>A Stock Hydro/Runabout<BR>15-R <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">In
a message dated 11/26/2007 8:46:44 A.M. Mountain Standard Time,
lightfoot@sc.rr.com writes:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">West’s
105/205 system seems to be a low viscosity epoxy. It is a slow cure (8
hrs) so if you add solvent it should have plenty of time to evaporate. I
have only used it for sheeting, not glassing – yet.</SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P><B><I><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Brush Script MT'">Jay
Marshall</SPAN></I></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">
</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">-----Original
Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org
[mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Gray
E Fowler<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, November 26, 2007 10:23 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
NSRCA Mailing List<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] epoxy
question-I am back</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
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<P class=MsoNormal
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style="COLOR: black"><BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">1.
"Thinning the epoxy saves no weight by evaporation. There is
virtually no evaporation and no weight loss-a big time erroneous
assumption on my part. So if you mix 2 ounces of epoxy and add 2
ounces of thinner and put it all on the airplane, you have added 4 ounces
to the airplane. "</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black">
<BR><BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">After
seeing the real question I expected a weight increase of at least 9% (how
much water in the mix). If you put 1oz (by weight) of solvent in 1 oz of
epoxy, and apply it as a coating , thin, you will eventually end up with 1
oz of epoxy. Mike, your solvent got trapped, and now it will have less
adhesion, less tensile, Compression and flexure strength, and will now
shrink slowly as the alcohol exits the cured epoxy, over a year or so (see
Wayne's answer).</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> <BR><BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">None
of the solvent's listed will react with any epoxy blend. Exotherm is
negligible when applied as a thin coating, but significant in mass. The
ability to have the solvent evaporate out of the epoxy coating is directly
related to the mixed viscosity of the neat epoxy blend and the cure rate
of the epoxy. Those of you who ran experiments with 5 minute epoxy
reported bad results because of high viscosity and fast cure rate.The high
viscosity (even Mike's blend is apparently too high) will cause a skin
effect where the solvent evaporates from the surface first, creating a
high viscosity skin, then the epoxy starts to cure increasing viscosity
even more, thus trapping the solvent. Using fiberglass makes this even
worse. MIKE- in one year from now your wings will weigh less.</SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"> <BR><BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">So
it sounds like the the Pattern Dudes of the world need a solution.
What AeroSlave can do is provide a super low viscosity epoxy for
sale. This will be 100% solids (which means NO solvents). Chances are, as
a mixed epoxy, the viscosity will be lower than even blends with some
solvent in them. This can be used to apply fiberglass to wings or as a
general laminating resin.</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black">
<BR><BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">How
much interest would there be for such a a product? It would probably cost
about $50/ quart, $25/ pint. It would absolutely require an accurate scale
(+/- 1 gram) to WEIGH the epoxy and hardener into the appropriate mix
ratio. AND I offer no warranty, simply because you guys are the biggest
bunch of experimenters in the world, and I cannot control, nor anticipate
how this could get screwed up.</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black">
<BR><BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">1.
Operator cannot operate a scale.</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black">
<BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">2.
Operator has a crappy scale.</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black">
<BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">3.
Operator added solvent anyway because thats how he has always done
it...since 1976</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> <BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">4.
Operators basement is 100% realative humidity..condensation on the
wing.</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> <BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">5.
Operator added "more" hardener to make it cure faster.</SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"> <BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">6.
Operator......(enter F/U here).</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black">
<BR><BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">As
you can see there is one common theme to all of these possible problems,
Operator, i.e. customer.</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black">
<BR><BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">So
if you are STILL interested please respond and Lance and I will take it
under advisement.</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> <BR><BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"> <BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><BR><BR><BR>Gray
Fowler<BR>Senior Principal Chemical Engineer<BR>Radomes and Specialty
Apertures<BR>Technical Staff Composites
Engineering<BR>Raytheon</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black">
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">I
have read with interest all the comments and some of you have educated me
on this issue. If I may, I will share what I have
learned.</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> <BR> <BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">1.
Thinning the epoxy saves no weight by evaporation. There is
virtually no evaporation and no weight loss-a big time erroneous
assumption on my part. So if you mix 2 ounces of epoxy and add 2
ounces of thinner and put it all on the airplane, you have added 4 ounces
to the airplane. </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> <BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">2.
The properties of the epoxy are changed-it becomes
rubbery.</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> <BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">3.
Changing the properties is not an issue regarding finishing the
airplane(painting)</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> <BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">4.
Using thinned epoxy is fine for applying glass cloth.</SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"> <BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">5.
I have tried MEK(epoxy thinner), denatured alcohol, 91%alcohol,
acetone. My preference is denatured alcohol because it is the safest
and most economical, I think. I thought MEK would be the answer.
It is the worst of the bunch. </SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"> <BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">6.
The best way to glass surfaces is to thin the epoxy and apply as
sparingly as possible. A way to do that is to apply and wipe off
excess with paper towels. </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black">
<BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">7.
It is almost exactly 2 ounces to glass a wing panel complete, so 4
ounces for a whole wing. About 2 ounces for a stab. Properly
done wings and stab glassed and painted is 2-2.5 times the weight of
monokote. </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> <BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">8.
A second thinned coat of epoxy on the glassed wing is .75 ounces
each wing panel-1.5 oz total.</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> <BR>
<BR> <BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Pick
your poison.</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> <BR> <BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Later,</SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"> <BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Mike</SPAN><SPAN
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