I honestly believe that structurally there is little difference whether it
is T-88, West system, MAS, System3 etc. West system has been used
for years in the Marine industry with complex layups of wood and plywood in
a pretty brutal environment. I would think that if one were to do the
analysis of structural loads on a sailboat with the Wind load, mast stay
loads, and wave pounding for days on end.... Well you get the idea.
West system was used by the Gudgeon Brothers in Michigan to make
propellers for a NASA wind tunnel project. So I would not be concerned
with using any of the previously mentioned to do structural work for a KR.
If you want to do a detailed analysis of West properties you can look up
the Gudgeon Brothers on boat construction.
Regards,
Michael
On Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 7:58 AM, Mark Langford <ml at n56ml.com> wrote:
> Dan Prichard wrote:
>
> >T-88 appears to be the structural adhesive of choice but what about lay up
> resins. System 3, west, aeropoxy or what?
>
> I second the Aeropoxy recommendation, but others are just as devoted to
> West, so apparently you can't go wrong with either one of those. Some
> folks
> like West for the pump system. I don't see how that could possibly be
> accurate for small batches (like an ounce or two), but to each his own. I
> prefer to weigh my Aeropoxy proportions to the gram, which is easy and
> accurate with a $10 digital scale that weighs up to 11 pounds (will send
> link tonight).
>
> And yes, T-88 is the structural epoxy of choice.
>
> Mark Langford, Harvest, AL
> ML at N56ML.com
> www.N56ML.com
>
>
>
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