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Hello, im struggling to get my head around the mix ratio for the eproxy resin. On the containers, it says 100 - 30, is this measured by weight, or quantity? 

Let's say I wanted to use a small amount of resin for example 5 KG in weight? How do I work out how much harder to use? 

I have made a mixture and it's been drying for 24 hours, however its still tacky, im assuming I have not used enough hardner? 
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GreyArea - 11/30/2017 6:44:37 PM
Just a minor quibble. It’s great that you stick to parts by weight. But then you provide syringes for things like the MEKP hardener, which of course dispense by volume.
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Exactly. The important point here is "for mekp". Unlike epoxy "hardener" mekp is actually a hardener. The final structure of solid polyester is solely build of the resin component, mekp just starts the reaction. Therefore you can slightly change the mekp ratio, wich will affect the curing time. Anything between 1,5 and 2,5 % should be fine.

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