West Pumps,
To clean, the 105 resin pump wash in Acetone. The 205 hardner pump wash in
water.
If Resin has crystalised sit container in warm water. If not sucessful bin
it.
As Gavin suggested always do a test piece
Robin
NZ.
Subject: Re: KR> west system epoxy
David Swanson asked
How
David Swanson asked
How can I tell if my west system epoxy is any good anymore? It has the
pumps on it since it was first opened.
<<
David
I would suggest the simplest way is to mix up a test batch, glue a couple of
test blocks together then test them to fai
Hey fellow KR's,
How can I tell if my west system epoxy is any good anymore? It has
the pumps on it since it was first opened.
David Swanson
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
...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
>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
>n
Guess you haven't heard about Mr. WittmanBobby
> ...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 us
nope haven't heard about Mr. Wittman?
pleas tell
keith
.yep I am very familiar with the incident you are probably referring
to. It was not a structural failure; unless you know something I don't
On 1/26/06, bo...@hatconversions.com wrote:
>
> Guess you haven't heard about Mr. WittmanBobby
>
>
>
>
> > ...and West Systems s
The fabric came off the tail of the O-O Special. Killed him and his new
wife...
> nope haven't heard about Mr. Wittman?
> pleas tell
> keith
>
>
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Kieth,
I have experience with both, my preference is the West System for a number of
reasons:
1.) Buy the pump kit-makes dispensing the product very easy and accurate.
2.) I've wetted out Fiberglass, Carbon fiber and Kevlar with both systems, I
perfer the West System because I just got better res
Scott Cable wrote:
> 3.) The fumes are not nearly as bad as Aeropoxy
This gives the impression that Aeropoxy is smelly. I have to stick my nose
pretty close to it to smell it at all (without a respirator), so West must
be totally oderless! Aeropoxy is maybe 1/50th as "odiferous" as something
l
Mark L. wrote-
>This gives the impression that Aeropoxy is smelly. I have to stick
>my nose pretty close to it to smell it at all (without a respirator)
Roger that! I worked with Aeropoxy in my garage (connected to my house) for
several years, doing large layups, and never a whimper from my wi
I remember some time ago when I was evaluating epoxy
resins, I found the West system was not "as strong" as
some other products available. West can be used in
structural applications but you will have to modify
your design accordingly.
So far as the KR design goes it is essentially a wood
airplane
More taste! My KR has all of the wood glued together with West Epoxy. 500+
hours over 8 years flying with no glue related issues. The laminates on my KR
are a real mixed bag. Some parts are vinylester and some are Safe-T-Poxy.
Jeff Scott
A&P / KR builder
-- "Oscar Zuniga" wrote:
Mark L. w
I have used west system on my boat repairs and read their (very heavy
book) cover to cover. The west system is as good if not superior to many
other epoxy systems because of the ease of use, 2 types of drying
set-ups and colours etc.. Just be sure to use the proper fillers! EG
filler 407 is best fo
kyguy...@skyguynca.com
www.skyguynca.com
- Original Message -
From: "The Ainsworths"
To:
Sent: Friday, April 08, 2005 11:45 AM
Subject: KR> west system
> I have used west system on my boat repairs and read their (very heavy
> book) cover to cover. The west system is as
I have West System (and also under the Gougeon Bros. name) test pieces of
spruce-to-spruce and spruce-to-various plywoods that I have made over the
past 28 years. When the FAA guy did the precover inspection (yes that
was quite a few years ago) on my KR2 he could not get a test piece joint
to brea
-boun...@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net]On
Behalf Of Scott Cable
Sent: Friday, April 08, 2005 12:04 AM
To: KRnet
Subject: Re: KR> west system
Kieth,
I have experience with both, my preference is the West System for a number
of reasons:
1.) Buy the pump kit-makes dispensing the prod
Well get them off the shelf and get building so I can get one of them Vair's
you been hording.
Doug
Gary
(my plans are still on the shelf)
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the
epoxy.
Joe Weber
937JW
- Original Message -
From: "Oscar Zuniga"
To:
Sent: Friday, April 08, 2005 10:58 AM
Subject: KR> west system
> Mark L. wrote-
>
>>This gives the impression that Aeropoxy is smelly. I have to stick
>>my nose pretty close
It's my experience that they are all the same. They are the same basic
chemicals. Some of the solvents differ slightly but they are basically the
same solvents. Temperature has everything to do with how fast the solvents
evaporate as far as fume density is concerned. *0% of the time I use viny
I've never trusted twin pump epoxy dispensing systems. There are just too
many ways for it to not work properly. Proportioning by weight is the only
way to go for me. That way I know exactly what I'm getting, and never have
problems. Pelouze makes a scale that's accurate down in the 1 gram rang
Welcome back Mark!!!
- Original Message -
From: "Mark Langford"
To: "KRnet"
Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2004 9:53 PM
Subject: Re: KR> West system
> I've never trusted twin pump epoxy dispensing systems. There are just too
> man
I was wondering if anyone has worked out the proper proportioning for
mixing T-88 by weight? I forget which is heavier - the hardener, I think.
Ed
Ed Janssen
mailto:ejans...@chipsnet.com
- Original Message -
From: "Mark Langford"
> many ways for it to not work properly. Proportioni
Sent: Friday, October 15, 2004 10:36 AM
To: KRnet
Subject: Re: KR> West system; T-88 proportioning by weight
I was wondering if anyone has worked out the proper proportioning for
mixing T-88 by weight? I forget which is heavier - the hardener, I think.
Ed
Ed Janssen
mailto:ejans...@chip
My experience with the West System has been the same as Orma's. I found that I
was not getting a complete squirt when the pumps had been left for awhile. So I
began a habit of having 2 epoxy cups handy, one to squirt just enough epoxy and
hardener to prime the pumps fully, then dispense the amou
I have used West System epoxy with great success for bonding large
non-structural areas, such as the new wider shelf, overlaid over the original
shelf and additional area. It was much easier, and cheaper. All structural
components have received the T-88 treatment per Mark Langford's original
KRnet,
Found this link on the West System epoxy. They mention
T-88 at the end of the article. Read and draw your own
conclusions.
http://www.seqair.com/skunkworks/Glues/WestSystem/GoWest.html
Ameet
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One paragraph on the website mentioned, says that west
system epoxy in it's primary form is not an adhesive,
You make it into glue by adding fillers. It would
probably be excellent to use as glue when the right
fillers are mixed properly. I believe I will stick
with T-88 and not have to mix fillers
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