Epoxy resin

[Lee]

I'm looking for a resin I can pour and set, then drill into. I want something that will be rock solid when set and can be worked with without falling to pieces.

Any tips on what stuff to buy? Thanks.

[River]

im sure loctite do something lee

ill dig about for you

[Lee]

Thanks.

[River]

lee
Loctite® Epoxy Instant Mix™ 5 Minute

i dont know how to copy ling from site but this is what i was thinking about
hope it helps

[vereybowring]

Yup epoxy is fantastic stuff for moulding, puttying, glueing and loads of other tasks and comes in many, many varieties depending on what you want to do with it.
I tend to have the binary liquid mentioned for use as glue, but use milliput like you would clay for sculpting and filling holes - it comes as a two part solid which sets very hard.
The toughest epoxy I have used is called metal bond and it sets to be the same strength as steel - it's used to repair holes in cars mainly but you could seal car doors shut with it.
You can also get dyes to colour epoxies or have them set to clear.

Use and types of epoxy is a whole subject all to itself.
I haven't looked myself but I am sure the internet can furnish you with detailed information about different epoxies and what you can use them for.

[Lee]

Thanks for the pointers guys, off to do some Googling.

[needleworks]

Do you have a "Wickes" close to you, I usually just use their own brand "rapid set epoxy adhesive", comes in a little pack with two tubes, one adhesive and one hardener, sets in 5 mins, or I think you can get the one that takes longer to set.

Works for me.

[rawveg]

Jun 6, 2011 20:26:00 GMT vereybowring said:

Yup epoxy is fantastic stuff for moulding, puttying, glueing and loads of other tasks and comes in many, many varieties depending on what you want to do with it.
I tend to have the binary liquid mentioned for use as glue, but use milliput like you would clay for sculpting and filling holes - it comes as a two part solid which sets very hard.
The toughest epoxy I have used is called metal bond and it sets to be the same strength as steel - it's used to repair holes in cars mainly but you could seal car doors shut with it.
You can also get dyes to colour epoxies or have them set to clear.

Use and types of epoxy is a whole subject all to itself.
I haven't looked myself but I am sure the internet can furnish you with detailed information about different epoxies and what you can use them for.

I used to use Milliput a lot when I was a roleplayer/modeller, fantastic stuff, and you can save yourself ages in sanding time by dipping your finger in water and smoothing off the surface with that. I bought a few torches that I've got my eye on modding at some point, they look like the same torch bodies that are used for the little gem, and I'll no doubt be using milliput to fill the top where the atomiser connection goes, and likely make that a concave surface so it can act as a juice catcher...

But yes, milliput is fantastic stuff... don't know why the white one is almost twice the price of the grey though! lol


Tim

[vereybowring]

Jun 13, 2011 12:46:52 GMT rawveg said:

Jun 6, 2011 20:26:00 GMT vereybowring said:

Yup epoxy is fantastic stuff for moulding, puttying, glueing and loads of other tasks and comes in many, many varieties depending on what you want to do with it.
I tend to have the binary liquid mentioned for use as glue, but use milliput like you would clay for sculpting and filling holes - it comes as a two part solid which sets very hard.
The toughest epoxy I have used is called metal bond and it sets to be the same strength as steel - it's used to repair holes in cars mainly but you could seal car doors shut with it.
You can also get dyes to colour epoxies or have them set to clear.

Use and types of epoxy is a whole subject all to itself.
I haven't looked myself but I am sure the internet can furnish you with detailed information about different epoxies and what you can use them for.

I used to use Milliput a lot when I was a roleplayer/modeller, fantastic stuff, and you can save yourself ages in sanding time by dipping your finger in water and smoothing off the surface with that. I bought a few torches that I've got my eye on modding at some point, they look like the same torch bodies that are used for the little gem, and I'll no doubt be using milliput to fill the top where the atomiser connection goes, and likely make that a concave surface so it can act as a juice catcher...

But yes, milliput is fantastic stuff... don't know why the white one is almost twice the price of the grey though! lol


Tim

Better than water for milliput is a little vaseline, just rubs the surface of the milliput with it and it smooths very nicely. Care must be taken though as vaseline stops epoxy from sticking to surfaecs too.