TomKrajci 🇺🇦 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️<p>For some glider fabrication jobs, I want the epoxy to cure faster...so I heat it in the microwave.</p><p>Seven seconds, mix it to even out local hot spots, seven more seconds, mix again...then apply. (For a small batch...approx 20 grams.)</p><p>I think the microwave radiation doesn't merely warm the epoxy. I think it somehow also accelerates (far more than a few seconds of warming would) the curing chemical reactions.</p><p>I only do this for epoxy jobs that are NOT structurally critical.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epoxy" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epoxy</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microwave" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microwav</span><span class="invisible">e</span></a></p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AvGeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AvGeek</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Aviation</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ElectricAircraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElectricAircraft</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ExperimentalAviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ExperimentalAviation</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Homebuilt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Homebuilt</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Glider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Glider</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/DIY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DIY</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Epoxy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Epoxy</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Chemistry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Chemistry</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Microwaves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Microwaves</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Physics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Physics</span></a></p>