REFLECTOR:STRUCTURAL ADHESIVE

[Jeff Barnes]

Hi Scott,

I'm not sure that's an accurate statement, and it's potentially a very
dangerous statement.

Can you name one Velocity so built, and who at factory said 100% West
Systems is fine?  If they really said it, which West System product did
they specify for which application ?

Can you name one Cozy or LongEZ built with 100% West Systems ? Have you
asked Nat Puffer (Cozy), or Burt Rutan (LongEZ) about acceptable
structural epoxy for their designs, or are we still relying on the
Velocity factory A&P for those as well? 

Thanks,
Jeff Barnes
Velocity XL-RG

Scott Derrick wrote:
> 
> There are a lot of Velocity's, Cozy's and LongEZ's built with 100% West
> Systems.  The factory A&P's at Velocity say its fine. I was told that
> its not that it is significantly weaker, its just less stiff.
> 
> Scott
> 
> richard@riley.net wrote:
> > At 05:53 PM 5/4/03 -0600, you wrote:
> >
> >> What kind do you like for easy, quick but very durable performance?
> >
> >
> > In this order...
> >
> > Pro-set
> > MGS
> > Jeffco
> > EZ Poxy
> > PTMW
> >
> > But I do an amazing amount of work with WEST 206.  Even things that
> > you'd think of as structural - like putting in bulkheads - is really a
> > secondary bond.  WEST isn't as strong as the structural epoxies, but in
> > most cases, where you're attaching one thing that's already been made to
> > another thing that's already been made, WEST actually adheres better
> > than the structural stuff.  Since the weak point isn't the strength of
> > the epoxy but the strength of the bond, WESTcan, in those cases,
> > actually end up stronger.
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