skybound
Active Member
I know its 1:1 by volume and .83:1 by weight. I've got graduated measuring cups and I very carefully pour out the epoxy into them and make sure I'm as close to that as I can get.
But I noticed today, my two bottles that started filled the same have ended up now mismatched by ~3-4% Some of that may be from the few times the hardener doesn't wanna stop coming out the tip and I end up wasting a bit wiping it off with paper towels, but I can only assume that for the most part my mixes have been 100:103 resin:hardener. So, how tolerant is the 1:1 ratio of mismatch? I figured 3% isn't an issue, but what would be?
Also, being a single male there is nobody to yell at me for using my crockpot full of water to warm the epoxy. I get it to 95° and let the epoxy sit in the water until its warmed and it'll flow easier. Is there a limit on how hot those should get? I figured that anything less than the max service temp of 160° would be fine, and I limited it to under 105° so the waters not too hot.
But I noticed today, my two bottles that started filled the same have ended up now mismatched by ~3-4% Some of that may be from the few times the hardener doesn't wanna stop coming out the tip and I end up wasting a bit wiping it off with paper towels, but I can only assume that for the most part my mixes have been 100:103 resin:hardener. So, how tolerant is the 1:1 ratio of mismatch? I figured 3% isn't an issue, but what would be?
Also, being a single male there is nobody to yell at me for using my crockpot full of water to warm the epoxy. I get it to 95° and let the epoxy sit in the water until its warmed and it'll flow easier. Is there a limit on how hot those should get? I figured that anything less than the max service temp of 160° would be fine, and I limited it to under 105° so the waters not too hot.