I use a propane heater in my well insulated attached garage/shop. At 5'000
feet in the desert humidity is not the problem it is for most folks. You
want temps to be 70F or better for epoxy to cure. I keep the at 60F or so
its easy to heat up to 70F+ in a short time. I don't want the parts I am
working on to get real cold. I use an epoxy cabinet heated with a 40watt
light bulb to keep the sticky stuff at 80F+. The front of the cabinet folds
down to become the mixing & measuring table.
Use of a hair dryer helps get the epoxy less viscous and whets out the glass
easier.
Use peel ply on everything, get rolls of 2&3" for all the "bid tapes".
Kevin A211
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From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com]On Behalf Of Ronald J.
Parigoris
Subject: Europa-List: Neubie composite question
<rparigor@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
> My partner Wayne has a truck with XS Monowheel, Firewall back, A-265 just
leaving
> Florida as we speak on the way back to NY. Just in time for the snow
storm.
Renting a T hangar, not insulated with a 100,000BTU space heater, using a
Beckman
home oilburner, but are running it on kerosene.
I kinda sortta think curing epoxy is not going to like the moisture created
from
heater.
I have a 20 by 20 garage that is unheated but insulated. I do have a 50,000
BTU
Space heater and Wayne has a heated basement, about 12 x 15 usable area.
A few basic questions about working with epoxy:
What temperature/humidity for what length of time is ideal?
What temperature/humidity for what length of time can you get away with?
Any suggestions how to keep heat up for the cure? Infared lamps? Spot lamps?
Other?
Is it a good idea to keep samples of mixed epoxy with notes as to where you
used the
mix?
Kit has accelerated tailplane and accelerated cockpit. What areas are the
least
critical to begin with?
What areas are most critical, should be done last?
Sincerly thanks for your help.
We know how to follow complicated build manuals (which either has not seen
as of yet
for Europa), but find often after builds that there is a better way than
depicted.
Fair amount of experiance between Wayne and myself with West System on
Boats, and
model airplane work.
Ron Parigoris
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