Guess you haven't heard about Mr. Wittman........Bobby
> ...........and West Systems seems to have been the epoxy of choice for > Wittman Tailwind wings over the past decade. They fly in excess of 200mph > and haven't heard of one folding up yet. The wooden truss ribs are > usually > built using West epoxy and the same mix is used to coat the rib instead of > a > varnish. > > Keep on keeping on, > > > On 1/26/06, rhartwi...@juno.com <rhartwi...@juno.com> wrote: >> >> Larry, >> You wrote: >> "TRUE, BUT ... West System was designed for a fine finish over wood >> boat hulls. All of the experts that I have talked to say "COSMETIC >> ONLY, NEVER USE IT FOR STRUCTURAL PURPOSES" >> >> I would like to talk to the experts that gave you that information. >> West >> System was formulated for bonding wood and other materials. It is also >> used on the surface of wood boats to encapsulate the wood to protect the >> wood from water--not for "cosmetic purposes" although epoxy does leave a >> nice surface for adding a fine finish. I have built two wooden boats >> and >> two wooden airframes (KR2 and Pietenpol) with straight West System with >> no fillers (except where needed for nonstructural gap filling) and in >> the >> process made many test pieces, broke them every imaginal way, soaked >> them >> in water and tried to break the glue joint. The test pieces never broke >> on the glue joint. I could probably dig up some test pieces from 30 >> years ago if someone would like to see how the West System stands the >> test of time. I have had the same fine results from T-88, but have not >> used it extensively. >> Rich H >> _______________________________________ >> Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp >> to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net >> please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html >> > > > > -- > Jerry Mahurin - aka - KRJerry > EAA# 0034283 > Lugoff, SC 29078 > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html >
