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Those handy twin tubes of epoxy.

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DavidApp

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I really hate those handy twin tubes of epoxy adhesive. When you try to squirt out equal amounts of hardener and adhesive one side always starts first so you have too much of one or the other. Then when you try to put the cap back on the notch which is meant to prevent you gluing the cap on are so small they are very hard to see.
I try to get the separate tubes when I can. I am still capable of measuring out equal portions myself.

David
 
DavidApp said:
I really hate those handy twin tubes of epoxy adhesive. When you try to squirt out equal amounts of hardener and adhesive one side always starts first so you have too much of one or the other. Then when you try to put the cap back on the notch which is meant to prevent you gluing the cap on are so small they are very hard to see.
I try to get the separate tubes when I can. I am still capable of measuring out equal portions myself.

David
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I couldn't agree more, it can be very frustrating.

OTOH if that is the most vexing thing in your life right now I totally envy you! :D :bananawave:
 
Even if you get it to dispense evenly I found the stuff was not really what I expected from epoxy in terms of strength. A good marine epoxy like (West System) properly mixxed is crazy strong - the stuff in the dual tubes was a substantial disappointment.

JB-Weld seems to be pretty good (and way more affordable compared to the real marine grade) for a convenient tube based epoxy, but the clear twin tube stuff I don't even look at anymore.
 
I used all West Marine materials when restoring my 65 Corvette. They make great products and you can even glue stuff under water. I used that feature a lot last winter.
 
DocDup1 said:
I used all West Marine materials when restoring my 65 Corvette. They make great products and you can even glue stuff under water. I used that feature a lot last winter.
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Wait. Why was your Corvette under water?
 
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