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Title: Using glues and expoxies
Post by: Wolftrail on May 20, 2019, 09:34:00 PM

I have made phenolic with linen and epoxy using a small piece of melamine wood and plastic wrap for the release.  Would using plastic resin release just the same.

Title: Re: Using glues and expoxies
Post by: Flem on May 20, 2019, 10:44:23 PM

Not sure what you are referring too, but I can tell you that epoxy releases cleanly from UHMW, HDPE and LDPE plastic. Not so much with polycarbonate and other hard plastics.

Title: Re: Using glues and expoxies
Post by: Crooked Stic on May 21, 2019, 09:47:07 AM

When I do the two piece bows I use Johnsons paste wax as release. Doing the pnenolic  Just cover your backing pieces with plastic wrap.

Title: Re: Using glues and expoxies
Post by: Wolftrail on May 21, 2019, 11:07:53 AM

I think you guys answered my question weather the material will release cleanly from the plastic resin.   "..........cover your backing pieces with plastic wrap..."  yes that's exactly what I did previously using epoxy and worked like a charm.   Just was not sure about Welwood plastic resin.

Title: Re: Using glues and expoxies
Post by: Flem on May 21, 2019, 12:02:07 PM

Sorry, I had a feeling you might be talking about something other than form materials. Never used Weldwood
Plastic Resin Glue for anything other than an adhesive. Are you thinking of making a composite with fiber and Weldwood?

Title: Re: Using glues and expoxies
Post by: Wolftrail on May 21, 2019, 03:48:28 PM

"a composite"  no I make only wood bows I would be gluing the riser pieces and lams.

Title: Re: Using glues and expoxies
Post by: Flem on May 21, 2019, 08:54:57 PM

Ok, "What we got here is a failure to communicate"
You referenced making phenolic in your opening post, so of course that is what I have been referring too during this thread. When I said composite, I was referring to phenolic, micarta, etc.
So my question to you is, what are you planning on doing with Weldwood plastic resin glue?

Title: Re: Using glues and expoxies
Post by: Wolftrail on May 21, 2019, 10:32:26 PM

Epoxy and linen is phenolic is it not...…….  I'm just referring to the glues process, will it stick to the poly.  And Crooked basically answered it.  As I wrote  "Would using plastic resin release just the same. "   

"what are you planning on doing with Weldwood plastic resin glue?"  like I wrote  "I would be gluing the riser pieces and lams."   that's it...! could be wood could be linen.

Title: Re: Using glues and expoxies
Post by: Flem on May 21, 2019, 10:49:51 PM

 :thumbsup: Got it. Sorry I did not read your post as well as I should have. 

Title: Re: Using glues and expoxies
Post by: Wolftrail on May 21, 2019, 11:03:39 PM

Lol...….I'm the same way some days I should read instead of look or gaze into space.