West System Epoxy

Leo G

How are you cleaning up the treads? Planer, drum sander, widebelt sander, random orbit sander?

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naptown CR

he said he used his portable planer

Leo G

Had to go back quite a few posts to find that, thanks.

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crovello

I can see you have your answer but let me tell you, it planed very well. The resin does not get hard. The bottom of the boards are covered with resin and I was nervous the first time it went into my planer but it milled very nicely.

I installed some older blades I had for my portable planer but after seeing how easy it cuts, next time I will leave good knifes in. This would save me time since I would not have to sand the marks my crapy old knifes left behind.

I don't know how well it would go thru a sander. Since the resin stays pliable, I wonder if it would clog the paper up. I am sure other could answer this question.

Dave

Leo G

I'm surprised that it was still not hard hard. My experience is that it gets very hard and will sand to a powder.

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naptown CR

Slow hardner at 60 degrees will take a while to cure
I would be surprised if it were fully cured even now.
A week from now will be a different story.

crovello

It was fully cured. It set for 24 hours before I worked on it. It was hard to the touch but when I pealed the left over resin out of the pot I mixed it in, you could bend it around to a degree without it snapping. This is what I mean by pliable. Is this not the case normally?

It came out of the planer like wood shavings and not like dust.

Dave

crovello

I hope I did not rush it. The can said 12 to 15 hours between 60 and 80. I set my heat at 65 and gave it 24.

Time will tell I guess.

Dave

Leo G

It should dry rigid and non flexible. I always say it you hit it with the hammer it will dent the hammer.

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naptown CR

West generally doesn't cure fully for about 3 days at 70 degrees with standard hardner. This does not mean that the joints you glued up will be compromised.

naptown CR

A thin layer will retain some flexibility this is normal.

crovello

Curved treads went in without incident. I was a little concerned that when I made the cuts to get them over the 4x4s that suport the railings something would come apart but this was not the case.


The posts will suport framing and plywood. The balustrade is actually a shingled wall. I have about a mile of weaving to do on the sidewall. uggg


All I have left to do is bung the holes and install the cove molding. On the main deck I used a urethane glue to set the bungs. would the West System work well for this?

Leo G

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oldfrt

Actually,the random arrangement you were worried about at first,looks pretty darn good the way each step's detail seems to look purposeful.

Nicely done!

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