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Old 09-22-2018, 10:16 PM
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Originally Posted by sandman
The only drawback with that method is the heat sometimes generated when epoxy cures.

It just might be hot enough to do some damage to the fins. And the extra weight of the epoxy.



Heat damage from epoxy was brought up in the CMR Humpty Dumpty thread.
The 5 minute stuff can and will melt styrene - see attached photo. I've read somewhere, maybe on YORF, that the 15 & 30 minute epoxy doesn't generate as much heat...


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