Dustin Quade Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 So Christmas is coming up and I wanted to make a knife for my Father and my Father in law. I forged out a couple of knives from an old farriers rasp, made a brass guard and used a couple of old antlers for the handles. Everything is fitted how I want so I put some two part epoxy into the antler and around the edge to secure the guard to the handle. The packaging says that the stuff sets in 5 minutes and cures in 30 but I let them sit over night (so like 7 hours) and the epoxy is still runny. Is this normal and the packaging is just bs or should I take it all apart and try again with another type of glue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheoRockNazz Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Hello and welcome. Sounds like it just wasn't mixed well; you gotta spend 30-60 seconds mixing the two parts together before applying. If you can, take the whole deal apart, clean it up, and epoxy again. First do a test on scraps just to make sure it's not an issue with the epoxy itself. What epoxy are you using? Post some pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin Quade Posted November 30, 2015 Author Share Posted November 30, 2015 Thanks for the help. I didnt know you had to mix the stuff seperate before applying, the package just said to squeeze the stuff out. I will try to clean them up tonight and give it another go. Il post some picks when i get it all sorted out. As for brand i think it was made by 3M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TacticallySharp Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 I stopped using 5 minute epoxy years ago. It dries brittle. The 2 ton waterproof stuff is good for a few knives. If you're looking to make knives on an ongoing basis get some GFLEX epoxy. That stuff is the best I've found. I order it off the internet. Mixing equal parts together is the key to most epoies. Read the label carefully as some epoxies require a different mix ratio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin Quade Posted November 30, 2015 Author Share Posted November 30, 2015 Thanks for the tips i will certainly look into GFLEX for my future projects. For these i opted to use gorilla glue since i had some kicking around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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