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A curious experience with Inlace
Ron Bauer
Yesterday I put inlace in two cherry bowls and two soft maple bowls. All were fully dry. All four were filled from the same batch. Now, the curious part. The two cherry completely hardened overnight while the two soft maple are still tacky. Is it possible that cherry has a natural hardener while the soft maple has a natural retardant? I am not usually a subscriber to coincidence but this is hard to explain. Any thoughts from the experts? TIA. -Ron-
Re: A curious experience with Inlace
david
According to Jim Rinde on WOW, a higher temperature makes an epoxy cure faster. Perhaps your pieces were somehow different temperatures.
Re: A curious experience with Inlace
Dick Coers
Insufficient stirring? Fill both cherry, then maple? Maybe catalyst was closer to the top?
Re: A curious experience with Inlace
john lucas
I've used Inlace a lot. Haven't had any problems. I think most problems people have is not using the right amount of hardener or not mixing it well enough.
Re: A curious experience with Inlace
Ron Bauer
Thanks for the comments. This morning all was cured so it just took longer with the maple. -Ron-
