Yup, that's exactly what it do. If I am using less than one or two pumps of the resin, I will weigh the epoxy mixture. If that or more, the pumps seem to be just fine - just need to be sure that you are getting a full pump - make sure a portion of the pump is not air - as can happen when the can gets low or the pump tube becomes dislodged. Terry Farrell ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Nossaman" <rnossaman@cox.net> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 4:09 PM Subject: Re: Lock tite- wood epoxy > > >Also, for very small quantities of West System type epoxy use, I save the > >plastic cleaned used yogurt cups and use my gram scale to measure out the > >resin and hardener - works real easy and accurately. > > > >Terry Farrell > > For many years, I used epoxy bought locally from a company that sold > hundreds of gallons of it a year to Boeing. I always weighed this stuff in > disposable 1, 2, and 6 ounce (or bigger) cups (Sam's Club), and I nearly > didn't even buy the pumps when I started using West System. Now, I weigh > the small batches and pump the rest. > > Ron N > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
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