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Old 03-01-2005 | 08:35 PM
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zetor
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Default RE: The TRUE cure time of epoxy...


ORIGINAL: dredhea


ORIGINAL: zetor

I just finished off a bottle of epoxy and I had hardener left over (about 2 teaspoons). I never payed too much attention to the tic marks on the side of the bottle because it takes so long to run down the sides and with 5 min epoxy you need to hurry if you want to get it wiped off the covering.
The tic marks tend to be a very inaccurate method of measuring. I mix my epoxy in 1 ounce dosage cups to be sure of the ratios. The cups are disposable, cheap and readily available at your local hobby shop or drugstore. (they might be a little cheaper at the drugstore)
I remember this thread. I was just getting started in the hobby. I pour out both at the same time making sure the size of the stream is the same and the hardener puddle is the same size as the epoxy puddle. Never had a problem.