catch can as degassing chamber?

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tdiggity	tdiggity posted 11 Years Ago HOT Topic Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 9, Visits: 114	Hi all, Is it possible to use the epoxy catch can (https://www.easycomposites.co.uk/cp1-resin-infusion-catch-pot-small) as a degassing chamber?
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brainfart	brainfart posted 11 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 198, Visits: 1.4K	Yes. For small amounts of resins.
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ajb100	ajb100 posted 11 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 346, Visits: 4.4K	Yes, you can just about fit a plastic pint glass in them which holds about 450g of resin
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FLD	FLD posted 11 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 468, Visits: 2.7K	Thats exactly what I do with mine. Works a treat.
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tdiggity	tdiggity posted 11 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 9, Visits: 114	Great, thanks for the answers. Next question - Do you keep pulling vacuum for the time it's degassing? or do you clamp it off once it gets full vac and let it sit there.
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FLD	FLD posted 11 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 468, Visits: 2.7K	I leave mine on full vacuum (pump running) for a couple of minutes. I have found that its best to warm the two components separately prior to mixing and degassing. If you do it cold then it foams up quite a bit. Slightly warm and it just bubbles.
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