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Re: Europa-List: Araldite 420A/B (Redux) Realistic Shelf Life

Subject: Re: Europa-List: Araldite 420A/B (Redux) Realistic Shelf Life
From: Bill Sisley <bill.sue@orcon.net.nz>
Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2015 19:55:40
Hi Graeme,

Seeing your ref to Australia and New Zealand I was just wondering where you a
re based.

Cheers
Bill Sisley
Mono 914/Airmaster
ZKCHV

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> On 13/09/2015, at 4:30 pm, Graeme Hart <graeme.hart@onecoolkat.com> wrote:

> 
> Thanks Fred, I appreciate the suggestions.  Do you have any suggestions ab
out how to test the bond strength?
> 
> 
> Thanks spcialeffects for your input too, while the use of old glue is defi
nitely a concern for me at least I am able to test and verify performance.  T
he bigger concern for me is that I'm building from a kit that has had at lea
st three previous owners.  I will check their work as far as I can but there
 are some areas of the aircraft where I am unable to see what they have done
.
> 
> Ultimately any aircraft is a collection of trade offs and compromises and t
his is just one of many.  Hopefully Huntsman will come through on Monday wit
h a reasonable price for 1.4kg of Araldite 420 and I can just buy it from th
em.
> 
>> On Sun, Sep 13, 2015 at 11:36 AM, Fred Klein <fklein@orcasonline.com> wro
te:
>> =46rom past discussion on this forum, I=99d ignore the expiry date.
..I=99d suggest opening the containers and determining whether or not c
rystals have formedif they have, warm the Redux container in a pot o
f water on the stove, stirring until crystals have dissolved, then proceed w
/ a test strip or two to determine current bond strength.
>> 
>> just my thoughts on what I=99d do
>> 
>> Fred
>> 
>>> On Sep 12, 2015, at 4:04 PM, Graeme Hart <graeme.hart@onecoolkat.com> wr
ote:
>>> 
>>> Hi All
>>> 
>>> I am the proud new owner of Europa XS Tri-gear kit A-101.
>>> 
>>> Today I was going through the kit and I found some unopened cans of this
 miracle glue.
>>> 
>>> The cans were manufactured in 2005 and are labelled with an expiry date 6
 months later in early 2006.
>>> 
>>> In the perfect world I would just buy new adhesive but as this glue is h
ard to obtain (at a reasonable price) I'm considering using the glue I have.

>>> 
>>> The cans show no sign of corrosion and are unopened.
>>> 
>>> Does anyone know what the realistic shelf life of this product is?  Alte
rnatively if anyone knows of a source in New Zealand or Australia so I can m
inimise dangerous goods shipping charges that would be very helpful (I'm alr
eady in an email conversation with Huntsman in Australia).  
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Thanks
>>> Graeme
>>> 
>>> 
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