As I described yesterday evening, I have made new rod-ends for the Kitchissippi-Delta and the 5-minute epoxy seems to be anything but 5 minutes for curing time. Twelve hours later the joints seem quite strong but are not quite hardened yet.
I am pretty certain that the mix was incorrect between epoxy and the hardener chemicals, but it does seem to be slowly getting there.
I’ve aimed a small halogen lamp nearby to see if I can expedite the process. Since the parts are printed in PLA, I cannot use a lot of heat to speed the curing process without risking deformation of rod-ends.
I probably shouldn’t worry too much – it does seem to be curing, albeit very slowly, and I do not yet have a new effector piece to attach them to.
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