Need quick purchase advice on Epoxy to purchase for LoC IV assembly

[afadeev]

Can anyone tell me how much and of what kind epoxy to purchase to assemble a level 1 LOC IV kit..

Frankly, ANY epoxy will work perfectly fine for a level-1 kit!
So will TiteBond II.
Buy whatever is most convenient and budget friendly for your circumstances.

If budget is not a constraint, quart/gallon-sized West System resin with multiple-speed hardeners is a good long-term solution for many applications. In rocketry, and around the house, garage, and boat.

The kit is recommending this Putty for Assembly?
https://www.apogeerockets.com/Building_Supplies/Epoxy_Clay/FIXIT_Epoxy_Clay

Please ignore and avoid Apogee's Epoxy Clay pitches.
That stuff is terribly heavy, doesn't soak into the fibers of the material you are working with, and is horrendously over-priced.

HTH,
a

 

[John Kemker]

For mixing sticks, I just purchased a bag of the West System 804-60 Reusable Mixing Sticks. They have a flat end and a curved end. The flat end works very well for reaching the corners of the mixing cup and you can use the curved end when pulling fillets. Uncured resin/hardener/pigment cleans up with a little 90% IPA.

The nice thing about them is that the epoxy doesn't stick. Let it cure, then just pop the cured epoxy off the mixing stick and reuse! One bag of 8 cost me $8, so $1/stick is expensive when compared to popsicle sticks. However, they should last me for a LONG time of mixing epoxy.