<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.2919.6307" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>Carl -</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Probably won't get it down to the viscosity of water, but liquid wood= (Abatron) has a solvent that can be added to further reduce the viscosity = of the epoxy.  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>You can make it Very runny....</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Mark Potter</DIV> <DIV><A href="mailto:bases-loaded@juno.com">bases-loaded@juno.com</A></= DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>On Sat, 5 Jan 2002 16:44:39 -0800 "Carl Meyer" <<A href="mailto:cmpiano@attbi.com">cmpiano@attbi.com</A>> writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 10px; PADDING-LEFT: = 10px"> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Everytime I hear someone say I have an = epoxy that is really thin, I  want to shout out "HOW THIN IS IT?"</FONT></= DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I found a great site at   <A href="http://xtronics.com/reference/viscosity.htm">http://xtronics.com/= reference/viscosity.htm</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Water at 20 degrees C has a viscosity of= 1.002cP (centi-poise)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Olive oil   is 82</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Light machine oil is 102</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Caster oil is 986</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Honey is 10000</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ketchup is 50000</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Peanut butter is 250000      Etc</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Epotec 301 is 100</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>West systems thinnest is 725</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Liquid wood is 500</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Epotec301 is expensive since it is = optical grade.  I'm waiting for a spec sheet for clear coat, but I = think it is similar to liquid wood.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>There may be other qualities of epoxy = that will enhance penetration, but I would think viscosity would be the primary one.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Warming the pinblock, bridge or other = items helps a great deal.  A lot of spec sheets don't list viscosity, hardness = and other parameters and there is no easy way to compare.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Still learning all I can about epoxy!!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Carl Meyer  Assoc. PTG<BR>Santa = Clara, California<BR><A href="mailto:cmpiano@attbi.com">cmpiano@attbi.com</A>= </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>= From:</B> <A href="mailto:davidlovepianos@earthlink.net" title=davidlovepianos@earthlink.net>David Love</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A href="mailto:pianotech@= ptg.org" title=pianotech@ptg.org>Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, January 01, 2002 = 9:50 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Epoxy</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>I keep hearing mention of an epoxy that is the = consistency of water.  Who makes this product and where can I get it.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>David Love</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>