Six10 hardened epoxy by West Systems anyone using it?
 

Im putting it to the test in these different materials, wood to wood, wood to fiberglass, carbon to carbon, fiberglass cloth to light ply and balsa wood and on the side of my shelf to see if it stays or runs while drying, cure time around six hours, room temp around 68 degrees right now, it was released in 2010.

It could have the same application as Hysol.

My daughter just used the last of the mix on her Wimbledon racket ( in her own way ) :)


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Hysol is $16 at least for 1.7 oz. Six10 is $26 for 6 + oz at my local West Marine store

I have tried six 10 it works great but I like this stuff called thixo fast dry 2/1 mix epoxy better. It's 185ml and uses the same caulking gun setup. Amazon sells it for $21.99 free shipping

I just looked at the videos, same drying time but it looks like Thixo is directed to the wood boats usage, it looks like both products are of equal quality and have the same applications.

Thanks for the reply Vincent.

Been using Epoxy Six 10 for more than a couple years. Seems to work well on all of my models , both wood and composite.

Thanks for the info David.

I have been using it for about 10yrs and have had zero issues with it.

I've been using it since it first came out. I've never used the mixing tube and just squirt and mix. The mix ratio is 2 to 1. It reaches full strength after about 24hrs. Not sure but I think the Thixo is a little more flexible. I snapped an exacto blade on a fully cured blob of six10 and barely scratched the surface.
Plus you can wet out fiberglass with it.

Mmmmm, good to know, tanks, I think I will be using it from now on on all my builds.

Thanks MP

I have used the thixo on every application that I have used the Hysol 9462 on in the past and it has stuck to everything and cured rock solid. You can shorten the drying time by adding a little heat I usually stick one of those clip on drop lights shining on the glue joint and it dries even faster. I also never use the mixing nozzles just spread a bead out on some scrap cardboard and hand mix it. The only negative with this big tube is its hard to just mix up a little dab without wasting some so I keep a tube of hysol 9462 handy for that.

Thanks Vincent.

I did notice that when I squeeze the gun for the first time, I wasn't expecting that much to squeeze out, I suppose I have to find a way to not waste to much of it.

I was doing the light thing this winter because it was colder than normal here in Sac but with spring and summer just around the corner it'll probably dry fast when used.

I've been meaning to try the Thixo but assembling ARFs lately doesn't require much glue :p so trying to use up the Six 10.

So I was looking into the six10 after reading all the comments. So is it safe to say that this could be used in place of hysol on some items?

That's what I'm getting at, a lot more for the price of two Hysol cannisters and it gives the same results.

Going to the garage now to check on my test parts after 24 hrs.

Looks good on all glued parts.

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Used this to construct a small composite jet kit called the Stinger going back a few years, perfect for the job and as indicated its better value than Hysol. The tube looks massive but it does stop when the plunger is around half way in so don't get caught out and not have a spare tube :D

marcs

On the first tube I used when it ran out I put a mark on the plunger so I can visually see how much glue I had left and reorder as necessary.