Well the melting point of solder is about 460°F and I'm sure the iron gets
hotter than that so who knows what the temp of the bolt got to.  I've used
my oven set at minimum (170°) to help cure epoxy when the temperatures are
too cold out side.  Worked great.

Josh Muckley
S/V Sea Hawk
1989 C&C 37+
Solomons, MD

On Fri, Jul 23, 2021, 15:29 Bill Coleman via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
wrote:

> And Yet, they cure these epoxy and carbon fiber at 150 - 180 Degrees in an
> oven!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com]
> Sent: Friday, July 23, 2021 1:58 PM
> To: Stus-List
> Cc: Della Barba, Joe
> Subject: Stus-List Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: Broken Bolt in Epoxy
>
> Next time I get in an epoxy-composite airplane on a hot day I am going to
> be nervous!
>
> Joe
> Coquina
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeff Nelson via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
> Sent: Friday, July 23, 2021 11:15 AM
> To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
> Cc: Jeff Nelson <jhnelso...@gmail.com>
> Subject: [EXTERNAL] Stus-List Re: Broken Bolt in Epoxy
>
> Glad it ended well.
>
> Cheers,
>    Jeff
>
> On 2021-07-23 10:17 a.m., Bill Coleman via CnC-List wrote:
> > Well, Adrian wins the Bronze Thunder Mug - I put a 90/130 watt
> > soldering gun on the stud for about 3 minutes, put some Garr-Pike
> Vice-Grips on, JUST 2 THREADS showing to grab onto!
> >
> > I couldn't believe when I heard creaking noises as it reluctantly backed
> out! I was sure I was seeing things.  I was so happy I could about shit.
> >
> > Anyways, my mini-crisis averted, once again the list has pulled
> > through - Thanks to all, for all the suggestions.
> >
> >
> > Bill Coleman
> > Entrada, Erie, PA
> >
> >
> >
>
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