Brian Reay

What can I mix with Araldite / Epoxy to make to set black, please?

I thought of laser toner.

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Tony Jeffree

On Tue, 07 Aug 2007 08:37:27 GMT, "Brian Reay" <see@website.invalid>
wrote:

>What can I mix with Araldite / Epoxy to make to set black, please?
>
>I thought of laser toner.

Laser toner should work well.

Graphite works well - a clockmaking friend of mine uses it to fill in
engraved letters on clock dials. For small quantities he makes carbon
using a candle flame on a piece of sheet metal. Alternatively, grind
up some barbecue charcoal to a very fine powder (probably not in the
wife's coffee grinder though...)

Regards,
Tony

Rick... (The other Rick)

On Tue, 07 Aug 2007 08:37:27 GMT, "Brian Reay" <see@website.invalid> wrote:

>What can I mix with Araldite / Epoxy to make to set black, please?
>
>I thought of laser toner.

These people do pigments for epoxy

http://www.fibretechgb.co.uk/DefaultHome.htm

Rick... (The other Rick)

Norman Billingham

"Brian Reay" <see@website.invalid> wrote in message
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> What can I mix with Araldite / Epoxy to make to set black, please?
>
> I thought of laser toner.
>

I've used powder poster paints (from any half-decent artists suppliers) to
colour epoxy in all sorts of colours, including black.

Laser toner would work but be careful - its very fine powder and not nice
for your lungs.

Stephen Howard

On Tue, 07 Aug 2007 08:37:27 GMT, "Brian Reay" <see@website.invalid>
wrote:

>What can I mix with Araldite / Epoxy to make to set black, please?
>
>I thought of laser toner.

Aside from the proper pigments made specifically for the purpose...

Acrylic paint - artist shops sell small tubes/bottles.

You can also use powdered spirit stain ( soluble in meths ). It might
possible to use laser toner...give it a bash.

In both cases I'd advise you heat the resin whilst mixing in the
pigment - you may find you need less than you thought.
It will also take slightly longer for the resin to fully cure if using
acrylic paint ( though the heating speeds the process up ).

Regards,



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Alan Bain

In article <bbWti.8863$ie3.2074@newsfe3-gui.ntli.net>,
Brian Reay <see@website.invalid> wrote:
>What can I mix with Araldite / Epoxy to make to set black, please?
>
>I thought of laser toner.

Activated charcoal works well. I used it to repair some damaged
bakelite pulleys on old 8mm lathes.

Alan Bain

Chris Eilbeck

"Brian Reay" <see@website.invalid> writes:

> What can I mix with Araldite / Epoxy to make to set black, please?
>
> I thought of laser toner.

Use the proper stuff.

http://www.cfsnet.co.uk/acatalog/CFS...m_Tins_70.html

Chris
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DCreed

I have used Black powder cement dye with good results, you dont need
much, it goes a long way, Dave


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MikeH_QB

On 7 Aug, 09:37, "Brian Reay" <s...@website.invalid> wrote:
> What can I mix with Araldite / Epoxy to make to set black, please?
>
> I thought of laser toner.
>
> --
> 73
> Brian, G8OSNwww.g8osn.org.uk
>
> Now your amateur licence is free, why not send at least £15 per year to
> support the
> Radio Communications Foundation or STELAR?

Buy a cheap tube of 'student' quality acrylic paint from WH Smith,
dirt cheap & it works fine. The setting time of the epoxy will be
slightly extended though.
Mike

Brian Reay

Thank you for all the replies.

On re-assembly, I found a bit of "solvent weld" was enough to do the job-
and allow another go at "re-celling", should they fail again.

Brian