Six 10 West
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Six 10 West
Anyone with actual product experience who would like to comment on the use of Six 10 by West ??
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Sea Hunt
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Hello Len:
I used the Six 10 West Epoxy last Fall when I drilled holes for cam cleats on my CD Typhoon Weekender. I drilled larger than needed holes and "gauged out" some balsa core around the hole and then filled all with the Six 10 West Epoxy.
I am a rookie/tadpole when it comes to this stuff but I found it very easy to work with. I did not use the "600 Static Mixer" but instead used a small plastic plate and mixed the "ingredients" with a small stick. It worked well.
I will use it again for small projects on my "to be purchased" Cape Dory 25D.
I used the Six 10 West Epoxy last Fall when I drilled holes for cam cleats on my CD Typhoon Weekender. I drilled larger than needed holes and "gauged out" some balsa core around the hole and then filled all with the Six 10 West Epoxy.
I am a rookie/tadpole when it comes to this stuff but I found it very easy to work with. I did not use the "600 Static Mixer" but instead used a small plastic plate and mixed the "ingredients" with a small stick. It worked well.
I will use it again for small projects on my "to be purchased" Cape Dory 25D.
Fair winds,
Robert
Sea Hunt a/k/a "The Tadpole Sailor"
CDSOA #1097
Robert
Sea Hunt a/k/a "The Tadpole Sailor"
CDSOA #1097
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Steve Laume
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I guess I haven't been keeping up with the current epoxy products. This is the first I had heard of six 10 so I looked it up on the West site.
It is an interesting product but not a replacement for most epoxy needs. It seems to be a convenience item more than anything else. I would imagine it works out that you pay for the ease of use. I always keep a gallon of resin and a couple of hardeners with mini pumps. I don't suppose I will be trying out the caulking tubes.
It does seem like a no fuss way to do a little epoxy work.
"Remaining workable in the static mixer for 42 minutes".
I liked this line from the product description. Sounds like a Monty Python line. Not 40 or 45 but 42 minutes.
these epoxy chemists are getting good, Steve.
It is an interesting product but not a replacement for most epoxy needs. It seems to be a convenience item more than anything else. I would imagine it works out that you pay for the ease of use. I always keep a gallon of resin and a couple of hardeners with mini pumps. I don't suppose I will be trying out the caulking tubes.
It does seem like a no fuss way to do a little epoxy work.
"Remaining workable in the static mixer for 42 minutes".
I liked this line from the product description. Sounds like a Monty Python line. Not 40 or 45 but 42 minutes.
these epoxy chemists are getting good, Steve.