ORIGINAL: jib
Epoxy is exothermic, it generates heat as it starts to cure. The hotter it is, the faster it cures. If you are going to nuke it, do it in a wide container, so the epoxy has a good surface area to volume ratio, i.e., it's not a thick layer of epoxy. That will help keep the thermal reaction from getting into a runaway stage and smoking or melting out a container.
Jack
[sm=lol.gif] "What ya got cooking in the microwave hun... it smells good?" I looked at my wife and said, " We're having Chinese ARF... it's the new fast food that tastes like delivery." [sm=lol.gif]