RE: The TRUE cure time of epoxy...
You are correct in assuming that even 5 minute epoxy take 24 hours or more to reach full strength. It is also correct that any epoxy that has less than 30 minutes set up time is much weaker than the epoxies with slower set up times. Humidity also plays a part, that is why sometimes when people thin with alcohol they wind up with a permanently sticky mess as the alcohol contained to much water.