>I prefer to limit my exposure to epoxy and it's thickening agents and I'd >like to find something with a variable cure rate that can be controlled by >the amount of catalyst. Epoxy is sensitive to proportions, resins are not, >they simply cure more slowly if less is added. Actually the stuff Jon Page >uses (Marine Tex) is a resin, not an epoxy as I mentioned earlier, and >would be fine except I would like something not quite so thick. I prefer >not to have to squeeze out the excess with a lot of clamp pressure. I have >used it before and it works well, though, I may just go back to it. >Something with slightly less viscosity that is a similar product would be >better for me. > >David Love >davidlovepianos@earthlink.net I thought epoxy was a resin. Your local TAP Plastics (there's one on South Van Ness in SF) has various other resins used in fiberglass. Perhaps one of those will meet your needs: http://www.tapplastics.com/shop/category.php?bid=3&PHPSESSID=20040629145908808721551 I can't speak from experience, as I've only used epoxy for this application. Please let us know how it works out. Phil Ford
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