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Old May 22nd 08, 03:16 AM posted to rec.aviation.homebuilt
John Halpenny
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Default Epoxy is really crap for homebuilding

On May 21, 8:06*pm, "Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe" The Sea Hawk At Wow Way
D0t C0m wrote:
"Sliker" wrote in message

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On Tue, 20 May 2008 19:51:36 -0700 (PDT), BobR
wrote:


you know if the stuff didn't smell so bad, or take so long to cure, or
wet out the cloth a little better due to it's higher viscosity, I
might be in the group of those who hail the stuff.


There are lower viscosity epoxy resins designed for lamination / wetting
out...


This site argues that epoxy is not a good choice for amphibian
aircraft

http://www.seawind.biz/techtalk.html
..scroll down to "Not all fibreglass is created equal"

John Halpenny