MadProfessor8138
Well-Known Member
While building my Stork, I've been running a small electric heater inside of the plastic tent that I've built over my table to keep the temperature up and give the glue a chance to cure.
I haven't had the misfortune of losing power through the winter but that brings up a scenario and a question about T88 epoxy.
If I had parts glued and lost power,with the temps. falling through the night below the 36° F listed lowest curing temp....would the glue joints be a loss and need to be redone even if the temp came back up within the 72 hour cure time ?
I understand that the 2 parts of the epoxy start a thermal reaction and the generated heat is what makes the glue cure.
If the temp falls before the glue is cured will it be a loss or can it be kick started back into curing by applying heat from an external source?
Kevin
I haven't had the misfortune of losing power through the winter but that brings up a scenario and a question about T88 epoxy.
If I had parts glued and lost power,with the temps. falling through the night below the 36° F listed lowest curing temp....would the glue joints be a loss and need to be redone even if the temp came back up within the 72 hour cure time ?
I understand that the 2 parts of the epoxy start a thermal reaction and the generated heat is what makes the glue cure.
If the temp falls before the glue is cured will it be a loss or can it be kick started back into curing by applying heat from an external source?
Kevin