Points well taken except for the reference to resins, there are only 4-5 epoxy formulators in the U.S. if that many. All the epoxy brands mentioned can be used for glue, it depends more on the quality of the specific formula and the thixotropic agent used to make it suitable for bonding. It is more appropriate to talk of quality of the formulation than whether it was "meant for glue" which has no relevance.
The best glue is made (or mixed) to replicate the material strength and flexibility of the material to be glued, so if you want to get very picky about gluing glass reinforced plastics, mix shredded or chopped glass fiber into the resin, with a little fumed silica. This is the best structural bond you can get with fiberglass. I have a lot of experience at this, manufacturing and building large sailplanes and towplanes. These are not opinions as much as facts learned from actually doing it many, many times. While EZ lam is touted as being thinner for laminating, I would not hesitate to use as above. I personally don't because I use Fiberlay Pro Glas now. It has the quality without the high price of the Gougeon Brothers product. (West Systems) Much of what is out their in the hobby market is hype and promotional nonsense, do your own research. Read the product info sheets and how to's on the West Systems website and Fiberlay sites. Polyester resin is yesterday's news period. Sorry. Endless Mountain Models http://www.scalesoaring.com email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: Lincoln Ross [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 13, 2004 8:45 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [RCSE] Epoxy Questions see below While EZ Lam and such are good products, for the best results I should think an epoxy meant for gluing would be less brittle, as opposed to one meant for laminating. . RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
