[VAC] JB Weld

[Rob Super <rms@xxxxxxxxxx>]

A short while ago there was some discussion here about JB Weld, how 
effective it is/isn't, and whether or not it's really any different from 
other epoxy-based products. The other day, in prep for tackling the 
winter's work on Sibill, I bought a copy of Richard Finch's "Welder's 
Handbook" (Revised Edition, 1997, Berkeley Publishing Group, NY. ISBN 
1-55788-264-9.) On p.135, in a chapter on "Special Welding Processes", 
the author describes a situation in which he recommended to a client that 
he try JB Weld rather than true welding. The paragraph concludes: "...the 
'cold weld' is still holding. Try steel-based epoxy for similar [it was a 
1/4" hole in a motorcycle transmission case] metal repairs. Clear epoxy 
does not have the heat resistance or flexibility that metal base epoxy 
does. You could save yourself a lot of work with the 'cold weld' method. 
Try it sometime."

The opinion of one person with more experience than I. FWIW.

Rob & Sadie, in the gold country, California, USA
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