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What materials can be used to shield clamps or cawls when clamping epoxied parts?
Waxed paper?
Aluminum foil?
Trash bag plastic?
Construction plastic sheet?
Sheet metal?
Domo
6 replies:
RE: What doesn't epoxy stick to?
Epoxy should bond well to all metal, including aluminum foil. It can't adhere to polyethylene, acetal, teflon or wax. I use polyethylene film a lot. A trash bag might work but it's so thin it could tear through while clamping. For something more solid you can really torque down on I bought a sheet of 3/16" HDPE and cut shapes as needed.
RE: What doesn't epoxy stick to?
To shield clamps from epoxy and to protect the wood I use tongue depressors (craft sticks) wrapped in clear plastic packing tape and cut to a handy length. The clear plastic drop cloths (4mil) work great for large areas. Epoxy likes to stick to just about everything else.
RE: What doesn't epoxy stick to?
Thanks to all for good tips.
And as a bonus, I now have a use for all those old HDPE food cutting boards I never throw out (just in case y' know).
RE: What doesn't epoxy stick to?
duct tape is one of my favorite non-stick items.
i use it to make molds (for small epoxy/glass parts) or wrap small pieces of wood to spread the load of clamps.
plastic sheet (cheap drop cloth materia) and wax paper are my favorite for bigger pieces.
RE: What doesn't epoxy stick to?
» Submitted by Gramps - Wed, 10/10/18 » 7:55 AM
Wax paper and plastic packing tape, in my own experience. Haven't tried the others.
.....Michael