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<DIV><FONT size=2>Are you an epoxy expert or something?
LOL</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>BTW, Your new contest mate sure has a cute, um, shoe. LOL
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=gfowler@raytheon.com href="mailto:gfowler@raytheon.com">Gray E
Fowler</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=discussion@nsrca.org
href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org">discussion@nsrca.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, May 07, 2003 8:41
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Quick building
question</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>Steve- Rubbing alcohol is a
mixture of isopropyl and and water. Water bad. Epoxy hate water.......Plus
amines (the epoxy hardener) really do not dissolve well in isopropyl. You are
better off with methanol or denatured alcohol which is ethanol with a nasty
taste killer so you won't drink untaxed alcohol.I do not know what epoxy you
are using, but that center reinforcement is easy without cutting the
viscosity. Bring it to my house I have lots of low viscosity resins.
<BR><BR><BR><BR>Gray Fowler<BR>Principal Chemical Engineer<BR>Composites
Engineering</FONT> <BR><BR><BR>
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<TD><FONT face=sans-serif size=1><B>"Steve Barlow"
<stevebarlow@attbi.com></B></FONT> <BR><FONT face=sans-serif
size=1>Sent by: discussion-request@nsrca.org</FONT>
<P><FONT face=sans-serif size=1>05/06/2003 10:10 PM</FONT> <BR><FONT
face=sans-serif size=1>Please respond to discussion</FONT> <BR></P>
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<discussion@nsrca.org></FONT> <BR><FONT
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Subject: Quick building
question</FONT></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR><BR><BR><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Guys,</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3> </FONT>
<BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm doing the fiberglass reinforcement over the
balsa sheeting where the main wings are joined on a .60 size kit. Can I
use rubbing alcohol to cut the epoxy with to thin it just a bit? Do you
think that would cause me any problems? It sure would make it
easier.</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3> </FONT> <BR><FONT
face=Arial size=2>Thanks,</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>Steve</FONT>
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