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Bruce in Bangkok[_7_]

On Fri, 19 Sep 2008 07:30:15 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:

On Sep 19, 7:07 am, Brian Nystrom wrote:
wrote:
On my wood Tolman Skiff, I have found a couple of places where two
layers of wood epoxied together are delaminationg. Nothing serious
some snipped

This is West System epoxy and when I mean thinned I mean I simply have
not added thickener like microballoons or microfiber. I did not add
thinner. The epoxy straight from the pumps is mixed and painteed on
the bare wood and allowed to soak in, Then microfiber is then added
to thicken it and strengthen the joint, smeared on evenly and the two
parts are then joined with screws to hold them together. small
amounts of delamination has occurred at two joints that were not
covered with glass

I'm not sniping just gathering information.

Are you saying that the actual glued joint has failed or partially
failed? I'm a bit confused by the word "delaminated".

If the epoxy glue failed but the joint has screws holding it together
how do you know it has failed? Is there movement in the joint now that
wasn't there originally?

I ask as I build stitch and glue dinghys that have no fasteners.
Several are ten years old and exhibit no problems so far and I have
always considered epoxy to be pretty much a life time glue. However,
if someone else is having problems I certainly want to know as I don't
want to sell a dinghy and have it fall in pieces. (don't want my own
to either :-)

Bruce-in-Bangkok
(correct Address is bpaige125atgmaildotcom)