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 > > > > > > > > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks > - Stu >
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