Hints-n-Tips

[TomW]

I'm all the time looking for something small, and disposable on which to mix two-part glues. The perfect solution dawned on me the other day while I was rebuilding one of my backup lights:



If I determine it will work with a soda can, I think I'll send it to "Heloise"

[markdoane]

Great idea!
Would this work with fiberglas resin?
It think it would make large projects a lot of fun.

[TomW]

No, you'd need a keg for that much resin...When do we start?

[RivetED]

I'll help with getting the keg ready !

[Janet H]

[If I determine it will work with a soda can, I think I'll send it to "Heloise"]

Good idea - but you would have to actually find a soda can first! The one in your post was NOT a soda can (just in case you were confused)

[flyfshr]

Oh yeah...I've been building flyrods off and on for a couple of years and I use these to mix the small amounts of epoxy in. It's best to empty cold contents before using as a mixing tray.

FF

[CanoeStream]

I dunno FF -- from my experience too large a pot mix has problems from the exothermic heat of reaction. Leaving the liquid in would be a good heat sink.... (pay no attention to the green skin, bumps and antennae).

I've still got quite a stockpile of small plastic yogurt containers from when my kids were still in high school. I keep seeing aluminum can themes in working on our aluminum trailers... It figures!

Make sure not to use waxed anything with epoxy -- paper cups, etc. It will give you unpredictable problems with bonding.

[Navigator]

I mix 2 part epoxy on a small PIECE OF PAPER like a post-it-note.

Dick

[Tinsel Loaf]

Good idea but just Looks like another cyber beer can. I'll just mix my compounds using your can picture on my laptop screen. Should work at least once.

[john hd]

i think a miller can would work better!

john

[loudruff]

An Old IBM formatted CD makes a great mixing surface too.

[DreamStream]

AOL is now sending out their free Intro software in a flat tin can. Before sending it to file 13, save the can for mixing ...

By the way, does any one brand work better than another ... is Milwaukee's Best any better than Mabel's Black Label?

[TomW]

Near tragedy almost occurred last week when I dropped a bottle of Walbernize from the top shelf and split the bottle's bottom. Thinking it was worth a shot, I hot-glued the 3/4 inch split. Success! No leaks.

Tom

[wahoonc]

Originally Posted by flyfshr

Oh yeah...I've been building flyrods off and on for a couple of years and I use these to mix the small amounts of epoxy in. It's best to empty cold contents before using as a mixing tray.

FF

So that is why these empties are still "sticking" around

Aaron

[TomW]

Normally, I try to dump some chemicals into our Olympic sized pool on a regular basis, but events overcame me yesterday, and I knew that Number 2 son would want to swim some laps after a tough day at preschool when he got home.

Since it was too late for potent chemicals, I decided the best thing to do was to drain the pool, and start over. But how?

Problem was solved by my Overlander's original PAR water pump!

Tom

[overlander63]

Originally Posted by DreamStream

AOL is now sending out their free Intro software in a flat tin can. Before sending it to file 13, save the can for mixing ...

By the way, does any one brand work better than another ...

Yes, AOL's can works better than Wal-Mart Connect's CD sleeve.

[TomW]

Kim & I try to keep my Overlander's kitchen stocked with various rolls of aluminum foil, wax paper, Saran wrap, etc. for both natural disaster preparedness, and fun on the campground.

Since we Airstream fairly often, every time I run out of a roll of something in the house, the new roll is put in the Airstream, and the Airstream's roll of whatever is rotated to the house kitchen.

Tom