Thanks to you all. I've only used 1/4 of the stuff, so it's nice to know it's still good.
Mike Taglieri On Sat, Sep 14, 2019, 1:33 PM Jeff Scott via KRnet <krnet@list.krnet.org> wrote: > Heating the crystalized hardener is an acceptable method for > reconstituting the hardiner and does not affect the strength of the epoxy. > Allow it to cool before you use it. You can do this multiple times and it > will not adversely affect the quality of the hardiner. The recommended > method is to put the container of hardener in a pan of water and gently > warm it on the stove top. Do this the same as you would to reconstitute a > crystalized jar of honey from your kitchen cabinet. > > -Jeff Scott > Northern AR > > > Sent: Saturday, September 14, 2019 at 10:04 AM > > From: "larry howell via KRnet" <krnet@list.krnet.org> > > To: KRnet <krnet@list.krnet.org> > > Cc: "larry howell" <lah...@yahoo.com> > > Subject: Re: KR> Thickened T-88 > > > > Make some Test samples and try and break them! > > A suggest practice for warming epoxy is set your bottle in a pan of hot > water. > > I have heated mixed resin and hardener in the microwave before. That > makes the mixture more runny/less viscous for a few minutes but makes it > set up faster kinda like turning slow cute into fast cure. > > I’m not sure what putting just resin or just the hardener in a microwave > does to it if anything but I know warming it in a pan of warm/hot water is > safe. > > > > Larry H > > > > > On Sep 14, 2019, at 1:30 AM, Mike T via KRnet <krnet@list.krnet.org> > wrote: > > > > > > I was gluing something with some T-88 I bought several years ago, and > part > > > B (the hardener) had become so thick that it wouldn't come out of the > > > bottle. Finally I heated it in my microwave until it was liquid, then > > > mixed them as usual. > > > > > > Is this acceptable practice and does it weaken the final bond? This > wasn't > > > for a critical joint, but I do make those sometimes, so if heating T-88 > > > before mixing weakens the bond, I guess it's time to throw it out and > buy > > > fresh. > > > > > > Mike Taglieri > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Search the KRnet Archives at > https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. > > > Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > . > > > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to > change options. > > > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to > krnet-le...@list.krnet.org > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Search the KRnet Archives at > https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. > > Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. > > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to > change options. > > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at > https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. > Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change > options. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org > _______________________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org
