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Old 07-13-2016 | 03:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Bill Diedrich
"Getting the Epoxy to stay on the nut while it falls into place would be tricky at best."


One way to keep epoxy in place on a T-nut is to thicken it with a little micro balloons or if that
isn't available, steal a teaspoon of baking soda or flour from the wife or girl friend. After mixing,
it will be just thick enough to stay in place on the front side of the T-nut, it doesn't require much but will
do the trick and doesn't effect the curing of the epoxy. (usually just a tiny bit on the end of the stirring
stick is enough)
I wouldn't use microballoons for this but, rather, silica. Microballoons are for fillets and fairing, not structural work. Silica(aka fiber glass fibers) re-enforce the epoxy and make it stronger. Just my .02