Thread: Epoxy glue..... deal??

Soundman I saw a 90 second epoxy at Bunnings the other day $20 for 24mls. I use Rapid Cure when I use epoxy, it is a 1:1 mixing ratio and 5 min setting time. Comes in 250ml and 500ml. There is also Techniglue, it is a 2:1 mixing ratio and the West System epoxy which is 5:1 mixing ratio through Carb-a-tec.
Darren

Last lot of 5-min I bought, was $50 (with trade discount!) for 2x100mL tubes, which I considered exxy but had no options as I was out bush at the time.

Am almost on the last of it, will possibly get another dozen pens before I have to source some more... so methinks I'll be keeping a close eye on this thread!

I have switched to Araldite superstrength man that stuff is amazing, I was so impressed I payed $112.00 for 1 litre from Bunnings I filled a 60ml syringe of each and now I can mix it by the ml I have no waste at all zero, zilch. You do have to wait 16 hrs until you can turn and you have about 3 to 4 hrs to work with it. But it is worth the wait I haven't had a blowout since I started using it. Very pleased indeed my pens will last forever......lol

Brett

Anyone building a small boat would waste 20mm every time they make a batch! :eek:

Of course it's not 5 minute stuff, but I'm sure it wouldn't be hard to do a small calculation based on the 5 litre rate.... it's not 5 minute epoxy though.

Why not trawl the boatbuilding fora for a boatbuilder near you, then the yellow pages for a pathologist, pinch a couple of sample bottles from their rubbish bin :eek: :eek: :eek: then visit the boat builder?

A five litre pack of epoxy would make 250 20ml kits after all!



P

I have considered a couple of things.

I know I can get decent generic 24mL retail packs thru one of my existing electronics wholsale suppliers & in quantity from there tha price is an awfull lot better than $10 each.

I spoke to a rep from a packaging company I deal with that sells some adhesives. She mentioned that they have a bulk pack commercial epoxy product.

5 min is a reasonable compromise between CA and the slower setting epoxies but more working time would be good for me too as I almost never do 1 or 2 pens.

The retail packs are quite convienient, but getting hold of some 10 or 20mL suringes is certainly a doable thing.

I recon the pump packs would probably be a bit too much in one go for pens

I like CA, and I hear polyeurathane is good but I think epoxy has lots going for it.

I have seen the name brand product in bigger packages in the past..... where big bro did his trade they used to get 24hour arildite in 5 gal drums. BH big bro is keen on araldite.
At one place I worked we used to use 5 min for potting electronics and we had it in 4L tins.

I'll have a poke arround in my travels.

Any further info would be of interest to all concerned, I think.

cheers