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@b264 Does JB Weld go bad? Both in unopened tubes and once opened. My 1oz small tubes of JB Weld (the original of course) exploded a while back and I don’t have enough for repairing my trucks (I got some holes to fill in the hanger so I can redrill them out in a different location) so I was wondering if it’s better to get 3 pairs of 5oz tubes at $0.84 per oz of 4 pairs of 1oz tubes at $0.38 per oz but not have tubes open for months at a time
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Nah, I’ve had exploded tubes sitting on a piece of paper for months at a time and once you mix them they still work fine. But honestly lately I’ve given JB Weld the cold shoulder in favour of West System 650 and some SYSTEM THREE silica thickener. You can adjust that to be nearly as runny or as stiff as you’d like. But it’s not near as abrasion-resistant as JB Weld with the steel powder in it.
What makes the WS650 any better? Does one have a better yield strength or elastic modulus?
Because it’s super slick and non-viscous. The JB Weld doesn’t flow as well. You can also thicken it to suit your needs, you can’t unthicken JB Weld.
JB Weld is good though.
The WS650 is also slightly flexible, like it will give instead of crack most of the time (like aluminum) and JB Weld is super hard – if you exceed its abilities it will crack like hardened metal. The WS650 is good for hardening motors too. I feel like if a big rock hits the can, it’s far less likely to dislodge magnet and/or epoxy. Can’t use JB Weld for that anyway as it’s ferrous.
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That is a cool concept, would these items work for this, wire capability power wise?, I have a 12S3P battery, 2A charger.
Yes.
Check out these too:
Those are better in most ways, except they don’t act as a trip-hazard-mitigator. They certainly fit in a pocket easier. They’re about as big as a US quarter dollar coin.
In other words, if a coworker/child/friend/drunk trips over your charge cable, then it will still rip the jack from your board. You need a flexible wire on one end to mitigate that.
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Thank you very much for all the content!!!
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