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#1 Posted : 22 September 2013 09:12:20

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morning everyone ive just recived my first parts for my loco is there a resin I can use that's redy mixed like super glue? if not whats the best stuff to use thanks calBigGrin
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#2 Posted : 22 September 2013 09:56:08

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Hi Cal,
All Epoxy Resins are 2 part and unfortunately have to be mixed. I have used self mixing epoxy, which mixed in a helical applicator tube, but they are only suitable for large quantities and are quite wasteful/expensive. The main thing is to choose the speed of the epoxy, personally I don't like fast or 5 minute epoxies, as they start to cure almost immediately and start to increase their viscosity. The viscosity is also affected by the ambient temperature and I have put mixed epoxy in a warm oven to get a nice flow for application. As to which one, I've found no difference in cheap epoxy v more expensive. I'm using some I bought from Lidl for a £1 and it's fine. I have years ago used a very expensive epoxy that came from the US called Torr-Seal and that set like a ceramic, but I haven't seen it for a long time, plus it was white, which could be a disadvantage.
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BigGrin Hi Cal
I have been using both medium super glue and epoxy [ 30 minute set ] also it might be a good idea to get some thread lock for the screws
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#4 Posted : 22 September 2013 18:42:06

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thanks for the replies guys going to be a while b4 I start got the victory to finish currently on 81 & waiting for missing pulleys from issue 66 to be delivered BigGrin
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