Thread: Should I convert to keg Pocket Holes or stay with Mortise and Tenons on Deck Bench?

at $2 this is a very cheap
Utility 25ml Slow Setting Epoxy Adhesive
https://www.bunnings.com.au/utility-...esive_p1662637

how many joints do you have to glue?
at $2 per pair it will start to get expensive very quickly.

and remember that while an epoxy sticks like the proverbial, you need to match the epoxy to the application.

~150
Not all at once though.

the application is timber joints

I just managed 12 using most maybe 3/4 of the 14ml for ~$6.50AU.
This one comes with two spring filled nozels to mix the two components at squeeze out.
Really hard to push the syringe plunger with my keyboard/mouse hands.

The $2AU one is 25ml.
And has to be manually mixed.

https://www.solidsolutions.com.au/ep...xoCvRYQAvD_BwE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tL_p0qD24C4


??
https://www.solidsolutions.com.au/ep...wood-epoxy-606

this might be old:
https://www.woodmagazine.com/materia...dhesives/epoxy

OK the lady has given the go ahead on proper glue.
https://boatcraft.com.au/Shop/index....b5ee83bf2fc699



Tait Timber
staybond
norglass

PDF:
https://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&r...CpHuB0iidpYVJR

$92 for 470ml
Frak!
But just down the block. In stock no waiting for snail mail delivery.


Frak!
Definitely order online and pickup in store:
https://www.boatingcentral.com.au/no...nd-epoxy-glue/

30 min set time at 50% humidity above 12°c.

Currently 13°+ and 93% humidity.

I know above 64% humidity paint starts to bubble.
Just wondering about this epoxy as high humidity.

Currently thinking it will just extend the set time.

Also the instruction want 12°c for 12 hours.
I'm only expecting about 9 hours.
I could set a heater next to the project for a few hours.
Wonder if I really need to be worried.

tia

Hi Barry

Typically if it gets too cold -- in your case below 12 degrees C -- the setting reaction stops and restarts when the temperature (air and component) goes back above 12 degrees. It can be quite unnerving to come back to a project after 12 hours and find it is still sticky. But I've used other System THREE epoxies and at low temperatures the reaction does run to completion -- it just takes a long time. (just read the on-line info and T-88 will cure down to about 2 degrees C.)

50% humidity will be what is defined as the "standard" above or below that mark setting times might vary, but generally there'll be no impact on strength. The data sheet suggests that T-88 can be used with wet wood.

have you read and understood this https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/10...58655970296145

Righto! Will wait...

Much appreciated.

Surprisingly solid this morn about 9:30.

After still loose last night about 10.

Anyone know if I heated he mixed epoxy it would torn into a liquid in stead of a gell?

Originally Posted by barrysumpter

Surprisingly solid this morn about 9:30.

After still loose last night about 10.

not surprising.
When it's cold the reaction just slows down.

Anyone know if I heated he mixed epoxy it would torn into a liquid in stead of a gell?

DON'T
you run a real risk of the reaction running away from you.

You can use a water bath to warm the unmixed epoxy up to 25 degrees to make mixing and application easier.

OK will do.

Originally Posted by barrysumpter

Anyone know if I heated he mixed epoxy it would torn into a liquid in stead of a gell?

just to add to what I wrote above,
according to the data sheet at 60 degrees C -- approximately the temperature of water out of your hot water tap -- T-88 will set in 30 minutes

Tait Timber
staybond
norglass

The Norstick Epoxy is 10° or higher. Not 12.

Do not attempt to glue when the surface temperature is below 10degreesC or when the temperature is likely to fall to that point during the first 12 hours of glueing.

Wipe over the surface to be glued with Acetone or Methylated spirits on a clean cloth and allow to dry.

Cramping times should be at least 48 hours at 20degreesC.

Barry,
which epoxy are you trying to use?
T-88 which will cure in temperatures down to 2 degrees C and can be applied to wet wood, or some other product?