Re: Epoxy for Wood Repair

Tony-

I have used all sorts of epoxies for all sorts of wood strengthening, repair & retrofit.

Most has been non-structural but I've messed around with some structural stuff as well. 

I have used Wood Epox & Liquid Wood from www.abatron.com.  I started using their products 20+ years ago.

In addition to the Abatron products recently (in the last 5 years) I have started using SIKA products.
SIKA is easier to get since Whitecap (in SoCal) stocks it & can special order stuff they don't stock.

Sikadur 31 & 35 as well as their epxoy injection gel which I believe lists truss repair as an application.  My use may have been "off label" but I had the luxury of building prototypes & testing them.

SIKA has a lot of products so I would suggest you contact your local SIKA rep, the SoCal rep that I have had contact with is very helpful & knows their product line well.

You could give their tech people a call as well.

cheers
Bob

On 9/27/07, ASLCSE@aol.com < ASLCSE@aol.com> wrote:

Hello again, engineering friends.

 

What is the best suited EPOXY to use in Wood Repair (cracked DFL beam) in "combination" with bolts holding it together.

 

Thanks

 

Antonio S. "Tony" Luisoni

Consulting S.E.

Granada Hills, CA

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