Fred Tellier wrote: What resin and hardener are you using? I currently use T88 but now have a large amount of West 105 resin due to starting to use it for pore fill so it might worth using for other things as I probably have a lifetime supply.
There are 3 common hardeners for WEST, 205, 206 and 207. 205 is general purpose, 206 is slow (which I always use because it can get hot around here) and 207 is "special coatings" specially formulated to avoid amine blush and to stay clear over the years. It works, and is the one you should always use for a pore fill. 206 can definitely go white, sometimes a long time after application. For gluing wood to wood, a thickener like colloidal silica may make it more useable for you. For wood to wood I use an epoxy called Techniglue (only available in Aus, I think). It is a 2:1 thixotropic adhesive that works well (but you can starve planed joints if you clamp tight). A good approximation to it is WEST and colloidal silica. 207, apparently, gives very similar strength performance to 205/6 so you can use that in gluing applications, too (and it turns the product over) but it is more expensive.
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